Amnesty International is concerned about the widespread violation of women’s rights by the Taliban

Smriti Singh, Amnesty International’s regional director for South Asia, said that the Taliban have increasingly violated the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.In an article published by the Diplomat magazine on Friday, the 18th of August, this Amnesty International official said that women human rights defenders, activists and protestors were routinely harassed, arbitrarily detained and tortured.He criticized the imperceptible performance of the international community and said that this has made the Taliban more daring to continue their abuse and systematic discrimination against women.He also stressed that the impunity for violating women’s rights should be removed and the international community of the Taliban should be held accountable for crimes and violations of human rights.Yesterday, Friday, March 8th, International Women’s Day was celebrated while the women and girls of the country have been deprived of their basic rights since the last two and a half years.