The Global Peace Organization, in its latest report, has urged countries worldwide to engage in constructive dialogue with the Taliban to prevent the normalization of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. The organization also warned global powers against legitimizing the Taliban regime.
The report highlights the implementation of strict Taliban laws, such as the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” policies, as tools for excluding women from public life and stripping them of their independence. These actions have placed Afghanistan among the lowest-ranked countries globally on women’s peace and security indexes.
The Global Peace Organization stressed that the world must not remain silent in the face of widespread violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Engagement with the Taliban should be designed to restrict their legitimacy while creating avenues to improve the lives of Afghan women and girls. The report also called for active participation from religious institutions, international organizations, and women’s rights activists in strengthening human rights in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s civil society is facing severe challenges due to the Taliban’s repressive policies. Independent reporting and freedom of expression are heavily restricted, and women face threats, torture, and arbitrary arrests. The organization believes that financial support for civil society organizations and human rights advocates can enhance access to information, strengthen civil spaces, and increase pressure on the Taliban to change their policies.
The report emphasized the critical role of women in ensuring a society’s health and development and warned that their continued exclusion from social spheres poses a grave threat to Afghanistan’s peace and prosperity. The global community must remain committed and strive to pressure the Taliban to restore the fundamental rights of women and girls.
