Documented and internationally sourced:
*Report: Human rights violations and imprisonment of half of Afghanistan's population**
*Documented review of the actions of the Taliban government from sources from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, and the International Criminal Court*

Since August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, according to repeated reports from the United Nations (UNAMA), Human Rights Watch, and the International Criminal Court, the government's policies have effectively deprived half of the country's population — namely women and girls — of the fundamental rights to education, employment, free movement, and social participation. UN experts have called this situation "gender apartheid."

**Education**
1. Ban on girls' education beyond the sixth grade
2. Closing the doors of universities to girls and women
3. Banning girls from scholarships and study opportunities abroad
4. Closing or limiting private courses and schools for girls in several provinces
5. Gradual removal of women from the faculty and teaching staff of universities

**Employment and economy**
6. Expulsion of women from most government institutions and government departments
7. Prohibition of women's work in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and United Nations institutions
8. Extensive restrictions on women's employment in private institutions
9. Closure of beauty salons, which were a source of income for thousands of women
10. Prohibition of women's activities as presenters and reporters in the media
11. Removal of women from management levels and economic decision-making

**Freedom of movement and daily life**
12. Requirement of "mahram" accompaniment for women on long trips
13. Closure of parks, gardens and places Recreation for women
14. Ban on women entering gyms and sports clubs
15. Issuance of eight-point hijab guidelines that require covering the entire body except for "one eye"
16. Prohibition of women's voices being heard in public places and the media
17. Arrest of women on the pretext of "inappropriate hijab" (at least 30 people in Herat alone)
18. Restriction of women's access to health services without the accompaniment of a mahram
19. Restriction of women's movement to public baths and hair salons

**Political and social participation**
20. Dissolution of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
21. Complete removal of women from the cabinet and senior government positions
22. Absence of any legitimate path for women's political participation (lack of elections)
23. Absence of any women in the judiciary in the province of Alban
24. Suppression and arrest of women's rights activists in street protests

**Media and freedom of expression**
25. Closure or restriction of independent media
26. Broadcasting ban Programs and series with female actors
27. Widespread censorship of content critical of the government
28. Arrest and harassment of critical journalists
29. Restrictions on access to the internet and information in some provinces

**Justice and punishment**
30. Execution of flogging in public (137 people in just three months, according to UNAMA)
31. Execution of judicial death sentences in public
32. Issuance of an international arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court against the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on charges of crimes against humanity
33. Lack of fair trial and independent courts
34. Collective punishment of families of dissidents or critics

**Ethnic and religious minorities**
35. Forced migration of Hazara families (25 families, about 200 people, from Bamyan)
36. Ban on Shiite religious books and their gatherings in Bamyan
37. Pressure on the Ismaili community of Badakhshan to convert under threat of death
38. Structural discrimination against ethnic minorities In government employment
39. Restriction of cultural and religious places of minorities
40. Pressure on the language and cultural identity of non-Pashtun ethnic groups in official institutions

**Humanitarian and health crisis**
41. Widespread humanitarian crisis; About two-thirds of the population needs urgent assistance
42. Severe decline in women’s access to health and maternal care
43. Increase in forced and early marriages of girls
44. Increased rates of depression and suicide among women and girls due to forced isolation
45. Widespread poverty and unemployment that have driven families into social isolation

**International accountability**
46. Lack of official recognition of the Albanian government by most countries of the world
47. Repeated calls by the UN to end impunity for perpetrators
48. Description of the situation of women by UN experts as “gender apartheid”
49. Escalation of border clashes with Pakistan and the resulting civilian casualties
50. Prevention of access to UN offices for Afghan female staff

*Sources: Human Rights Watch World Report 2026; UNAMA reports to the UN Security Council; International Criminal Court ruling, July 2026.*