World Education Day: UN rapporteur says millions of Afghan girls and women denied education

Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul on May 26, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

A UN human rights expert warned that barring Afghan girls and women from education is damaging millions of lives and undermining Afghanistan’s long-term stability.

Richard Bennett, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, said the denial of education to girls and women affects not only individuals but the country’s future.