UN Women Calls for Respecting Women's Autonomy Amid Taliban Restrictions in Afghanistan
UN Women urged the world on Monday to listen to women and respect their autonomy in how they live, dress and behave.
In a message posted on X, the agency stated that women do not need approval to live their lives and called for an end to controlling their thoughts, dress, behavior or existence.
The statement resonates in Afghanistan, where women have faced severe restrictions under Taliban rule since their return to power in August 2021. These measures affect education, employment, movement and public life, with no major restrictions reversed nearly five years later.
UN Women described Afghanistan as facing the world's most severe women's rights crisis, warning that the restrictions are becoming dangerously normalized. This impacts women's access to justice and humanitarian aid.
In March, UN agencies reported that Afghan women are nearly four times less likely than men to access formal justice mechanisms.
Taliban restrictions barring women from working with UN and aid agencies have undermined humanitarian services, according to UN Women.
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