We express deep concern that the Taliban, through the deliberate and instrumental use of religion, has established a systematic regime based on gender apartheid and structural violence against women. By strategically exploiting religion, this group justifies, normalizes, and aestheticizes gender apartheid and structural violence against women.

We express deep concern that the Taliban, through the deliberate and instrumental use of religion, has established a systematic regime based on gender apartheid and structural violence against women. By strategically exploiting religion, this group justifies, normalizes, and aestheticizes gender apartheid and structural violence against women.

The Taliban have transformed religion into an ideological tool for controlling women’s bodies, behavior, and social presence, thereby engaging in a broad process of semantic reengineering. In this process, discrimination, exclusion, and repression of women are not only justified but are also deliberately “aestheticized” and redefined as moral values and as legitimate and acceptable norms.

The Taliban’s coherent policies aimed at normalizing and “aestheticizing” violence and the exclusion of women from public life have systematically weakened societal sensitivity. Consequently, clear violations of women’s human rights have gradually shifted from being perceived as “unacceptable” to being regarded as “normal” and “tolerable.” This process not only undermines the dignity of women but also erodes the moral and social foundations of society.

We emphasize that the Taliban have systematically dismantled the principle of equality in Afghanistan. The organized exclusion of women from education, employment, and social participation is not a temporary policy; rather, it is part of a deliberate project aimed at redefining power structures, reproducing discrimination, and consolidating domination.

These actions constitute a clear case of crimes against humanity and entail profound, long-term, and irreparable consequences for Afghan society. The continuation of this situation threatens not only the future of women but also the future of the entire society.

We call on the international community, human rights institutions, and all responsible actors not to remain silent in the face of this process, and to take practical, effective, and enforceable measures to halt this systematic cycle of discrimination and violence—measures that are both preventive and ensure accountability for those responsible for these violations.

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