Taliban’s backtracking on girls’ education, deeply damaging’
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Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan, the UN human rights chief shared her ‘profound frustration and disappointment’ that six months after the Taliban seized power, high school girls have yet to return to the classroom.
‘The de facto authorities’ failure to adhere to commitments to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade – in spite of repeated commitments towards girls’ education, including during my visit to Kabul two weeks ago – is deeply damaging for Afghanistan,’ High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement.
‘The denial of education violates the human rights of women and girls’
– UN human rights chief
‘Grave concern’
Although high schools were set to open their doors to girls nationwide, Taliban authorities reportedly reversed the move early on Wednesday, pending a ruling made on the uniforms they must wear.
‘The denial of education violates the human rights of women and girls – beyond their equal right to education, it ...
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