Afghanistan: UN Experts Reject ‘Totally Unjustifiable’ Ban on Medical Training for Women
09 December 2024 | Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations Human Rights
UN experts* today expressed alarmed at the latest step reportedly taken by the Taliban to tighten the already draconian ban on education for women and girls in Afghanistan by barring female students from education at medical institutions.
“If implemented, the reported new ban will be yet another inexplicable, totally unjustifiable blow to the health, dignity, and futures of Afghan women and girls. It will constitute yet another direct assault on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan,” the experts said…