UN Report Condemns Taliban's Morality Police for Widespread Human Rights Violations
The report highlights severe restrictions on personal freedoms and disproportionate targeting of women and girls in Afghanistan.
- The UN documented 1,033 instances of mistreatment by the Taliban's morality police between August 2021 and March 2024.
- Activities like listening to music, smoking hookah, and Western-style haircuts are punishable under Taliban rule.
- The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice enforces strict interpretations of Islamic law.
- The Taliban's policies have led to increased repression, poverty, and international isolation.
- The UN calls for an independent international accountability mechanism to investigate and address these violations.
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