Taliban Dress Code Further Violates Afghan Women’s Freedom, Says Amnesty International
On Sunday, Amnesty International said that the Taliban’s dress code crackdown and arbitrary arrests of women is a further violation of their freedom of movement and expression in Afghanistan.
This organisation called for an immediate end to the suppression of women and the release of detained women.
Amnesty International USA wrote on X social media platform on Sunday that the Taliban arrested numerous women for not following the group’s strict dress code of showing only their eyes.
In recent days, several reports have been published about the arbitrary detention of women by the Taliban forces in Kabul and Daikundi provinces, which has sparked widespread reaction inside and outside Afghanistan.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed concerns regarding the ill-treatment and detention of women, attributed to non-compliance with the Taliban's mandated hijab.
However, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the UNAMA report on the arbitrary detention of women in Kabul and Daikundi, calling it as “propaganda”.
Previously, the Taliban had introduced the burqa or a black loose dress with a mask as the "best example" of hijab for Afghan women.
