Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public
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The Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their...
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Taliban enact law that silences Afghan women in public, and curbs their freedom
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Taliban codifies law dictating how men and women appear in public
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Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws under the Islamist regime.
The new rules were approved by the country's supreme leader, and issued on Wednesday. Those found in violation of the laws could be issued stern warnings, or face imprisonment.
The Taliban has announced new laws that further silence women and girls living in Afghanistan. Western governments seem unable to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against the Islamic fundamentalist group.
Despite the Taliban's oppression of women and girls, governments worldwide seem unable to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against the Islamic fundamentalist group.
The Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their...
The Taliban rejected Monday criticism levied by the U.N. against their government over new laws barring women from speaking and showing their bare faces in public.
The Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their faces and speaking in public places.
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