Is Afghanistan Guilty Of Gender Apartheid?

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) This week on our Inside Geneva podcast, we ask whether the world has forgotten women in Afghanistan. This content was published on October 13, 2026 - 10:00 1 minute

Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva for SWI swissinfo as well as the BBC.

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Under Taliban rule, they cannot work, go to secondary school, leave the house alone or even visit a public park.

Human rights defenders say the world is looking away. Some argue that what's happening in Afghanistan amounts to gender apartheid and want it recognised as a crime under international law.

They also warn that if the repression of women in Afghanistan is not challenged, it could happen in other countries too.

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