Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan 2 years ago, girls and women have been banned from every aspect of life. Hundreds - including little girls - are now dying by suicide every month.
It’s gender-based apartheid, systemic oppression based on sex rather than race, according to the UN. And there’s a way to counter it.
If gender-apartheid gets recognized as an international crime, the International Criminal Court (ICC) can then take practical action to end it. Sign to demand we don't let another year pass with so many Afghan women buried, dead or alive.
More information
Policy on the crime of gender-persecution
International Criminal Court. 7 December 2022.
International Criminal Court. 7 December 2022.
The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as gender apartheid
The Conversation. 8 August 2023.
The Conversation. 8 August 2023.
Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. 15 July 2023.
UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. 15 July 2023.
