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UN Criticizes Taliban Marriage Separation Decree for Eroding Women's Rights

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The United Nations has criticized the Taliban government's new 31-article decree on marriage separation, stating it "reinforces systemic discrimination" and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls. The decree, approved by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, reportedly makes separation procedures more complicated for women than for men and suggests child marriage may be permitted.

  • The decree, published in mid-May, outlines grounds for separation including a husband's disappearance, incompatibility, renunciation of Islam, or his failure.
  • The UN's Afghanistan mission (UNAMA) noted that subsequent legislation has eroded rights previously recognized for women, such as consent to marriage.
  • The UN statement highlighted that women and girls are denied autonomy, opportunities, and access to justice under the new decree.
  • Since 2021, the Taliban government has implemented bans on girls' education beyond primary school and restricted women's access to public spaces and many jobs.

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