UN Rapporteur Calls for Recognition of Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
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\nUN special rapporteur Richard Bennett called for global backing to recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan as a crime under international law.<\/p>\n
Bennett referred to a call by UN experts to recognize gender apartheid within a proposed Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, stressing the need for legal accountability.<\/p>\n
The United Nations is currently holding meetings to draft the new convention, which aims to strengthen international mechanisms to prevent and punish crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n
UN experts said meaningful participation by Afghan women and gender justice activists must be guaranteed in upcoming negotiations on the treaty, warning that exclusion would undermine its credibility.<\/p>\n
They emphasized that the voices of Afghan women are not merely testimonial, but a primary and reliable source for documenting ongoing repression and crimes.<\/p>\n
Gender-based restrictions imposed in Afghanistan have drawn widespread international criticism, with women barred from education, employment, and public life under sweeping decrees.<\/p>\n
Human rights groups say these policies amount to systematic discrimination that meets the threshold of gender apartheid under international legal definitions.<\/p>\n
Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan\u2019s acting permanent representative to the United Nations, also urged recognition of gender apartheid during the UN meeting, aligning Kabul\u2019s UN mission with the experts\u2019 call.<\/p>\n
Analysts say formal recognition could increase pressure for accountability and pave the way for stronger legal action against those responsible for widespread rights violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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