Taliban's Restrictions on Afghan Women Condemned as 'Crime Against Humanity'

Amnesty International and the International Commission for Jurists have released a report denouncing the Taliban's severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity under international law. The report calls for the International Criminal Court to take legal action against the Taliban and for countries to hold them accountable under international law. The Taliban has also targeted journalists, the LGBTQ community, rights activists, and ethnic minorities.