Afghan Taliban Accused Of Rolling Back Civil Liberties
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Rights groups have accused the Taliban of steadily dismantling human rights in Afghanistan since their ascent to power in the country last month. Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human...
show moreAmnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights and the World Organisation Against Torture accused the Taliban of a number of rights violations including limits on the freedom of the press, restrictions on women and targeted killing of civilians and former government officials.
The rights groups’ report however said the Taliban merely attempted to portray themselves as a reformed group that acknowledges a semblance of women’s rights and freedom of expression but that such statements are only a cover for regression to their earlier regime of repression.
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