On the occasion of International Human Rights Day (December 10), the UN special rapporteur on human rights Richard Bennett said that Afghans face gender abuse, civil restrictions, torture and humanitarian crisis.
Bennett stressed that the people of Afghanistan must be supported in the face of these problems.
On the occasion of this day, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights thanked Afghans who are fighting against human rights violations in Afghanistan.
"Afghans face gender harassment, restrictions on civic space, torture and ill-treatment, marginalisation of minorities and a humanitarian crisis," he wrote on social media platform X.
Richard Bennett also emphasised, "Let's all stand with them."
December 10 is International Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948.
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, a large number of Afghan institutions and women protesters expressed concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan and considered the Taliban's policies and actions against women and girls as an example of "femicide”.
The Taliban, however, denied violating human rights in Afghanistan, saying that the country's citizens enjoy all their rights based on "Islamic and cultural values”.
