Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
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By Rob Picheta and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan, two leading human rights organizations have urged.
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By Rob Picheta and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan, two leading human rights organizations have urged.
Two top rights groups say the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan amount to gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity. Amnesty International
The Taliban's restrictions on the rights of Afghan women and girls should be investigated as possible crimes under international law, two NGOs said in a joint report.
Report by two human rights groups, including Amnesty, says Taliban treatment of women is gender-based persecution, a crime against humanity. Imprisonment, torture cited in call to international community to take legal action.
