Personal Autonomy

Individuals have the right to make decisions over their own lives. This section addresses laws restricting behavior, dress, or movement, especially where such restrictions undermine personal agency.

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February 22, 2023

DEC1-02222023

Taliban sealed several educational centers in Bamyan for teaching girls.

April 28, 2024

DEC1-04282024

Closure of 200 educational classes in Khost province.

June 17, 2024

DEC1-06172024

Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education reiterated the fatwa banning girls’ education.

August 23, 2022

DEC1-08232022

Official decree mandates complete gender segregation in all educational institutions, enforcing discriminatory staff reassignments and restructuring.

September 12, 2021

DEC1-09122021

Gender segregation decisions in universities, preventing coeducation of male and female students.

October 30, 2022

DEC1-10302022

Lashing and beating of female students at Badakhshan University for not wearing hijab.

November 14, 2024

DEC1-11142024

Declaration that education for girls is Westernized and doesn't reflect Afghan culture and Islamic values. In addition, ban on educational scholarships abroad for all...

December 12, 2022

DEC1-12122022

One-day examination and certification for 12th-grade girls across Afghanistan.

December 20, 2022

DEC1-12202022

Prohibition of girls from continuing their education in public and private universities.

December 22, 2022

DEC1-12222022-B

Ban on issuing diplomas for female university graduates, unless male family member comes to receive it.

December 22, 2022

DEC1-12222022-C

Ban universities from issuing graduation documents to female students.

January 31, 2023

DEC10-01312023

The Taliban shut down a women's karate club in Farah.

June 6, 2023

DEC10-06062023

Banned music at wedding halls in Herat, warning of punishment for violators.

July 9, 2023

DEC10-07092023

Taliban ban music in wedding halls in Kabul.

July 19, 2023

DEC10-07192023

Taliban burned musical instruments in several provinces, including Herat.

August 13, 2024

DEC10-08132024

Taliban have made it mandatory to display the group's flag on shops in the city of Nili in Daikundi province.

August 20, 2023

DEC10-08202023

Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.

March 26, 2023

DEC11-03262023-A

Taliban detained Ruqeya Sayee and two other female protestors.

July 31, 2024

DEC12-07312024-1

Taliban Ministry of Justice Announces Official Morality Law Based on Supreme Leader’s Decree.

July 31, 2024

DEC12-07312024-12

Article 19 of PVPV Law mandates enforced prayer in public recreational areas, undermining religious freedom and personal autonomy.

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