Susan Ferguson, UN Special Representative for Afghan Women, has warned that over the past four years, the Taliban has issued dozens of decrees restricting and violating the rights and dignity of Afghan women and girls.
In a video message on Sunday, she emphasized: “The most severe women’s rights crisis in the world is becoming normalized,” describing Afghanistan’s current situation as “the deepest women’s rights crisis in the world.”
According to Ferguson, the implementation of the “Promotion of Virtue” law has been a turning point in the systematic removal of women from public spaces.
She also noted that Afghan women continue to feel insecure in public spaces and even within their own families, and generally do not benefit from the “relative improvement in security that emerged after the Taliban took control.”
The UN representative stressed the need to continue supporting investment in women’s non-governmental organizations, providing employment opportunities, and ensuring Afghan women’s prominent presence in international dialogues.
She had previously stated that the restrictions imposed on Afghan women are an issue that extends beyond Afghanistan’s borders.
The United Nations has announced that over the past four years, the Taliban has issued nearly 100 restrictive decrees against women.
