UN rapporteur urges recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett has urged continued international efforts to recognise “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan, warning that severe restrictions on women require urgent global attention.

Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, called for continued international efforts to recognise what he described as “gender apartheid” in Afghanistan, warning that severe restrictions...