“March 8 is International Women’s Day, but Afghan women are not even allowed to celebrate it,” said a woman protester in Kabul. “We have been erased from society, yet the world remains silent. We ask all women globally to stand with us on this day.” amu.tv/161582/

"We are the darkest page of history" Afghan women sing in protest. This #IWD is another day of erasure for us Afghan women. Under 126 Taliban edicts, our faces are banned, our voices silenced, our dignity stolen. This is gender apartheid. Do not look away.

1267 🏫 807 🎓 🇦🇫 On this #InternationalWomensDay, we must all stand with the 20M Afghan women who have been living in a virtual prison for the past 3 & a half years — 4.3Mof whom are deprived of all forms of education beyond grade 6. #EndGenderApartheid

International Women's Day; In a country called Afghanistan, in the 21st century, women have been deprived of all their natural human rights & the world has remained silent in the face of this oppression for three whole years! JusticeHumanity? #StopGenderApartheidinAfghanistan!

On #InternationalWomensDay, nowhere is the fight for women’s basic rights more urgent than in Afghanistan. From the archive this week, my report on the Taliban’s ban on girls & women attending high school & universities, in an ongoing attempt to erase them from public life.

Happy International Women's Day! Every woman in the world deserves the right to live according to her own choices. From the Global North to the Global South, women are rising up against injustice, dictatorship, and oppression. Dam Square, Amsterdam. #feministmarch

It is time for states to make gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. #EndGenderApartheid

DROPS Founder Mariam Safi Mariam Safi, in her powerful address to the European Parliament European Parliament, reinforced a critical and undeniable reality: gender apartheid in Afghanistan is one of the leading drivers of forced displacement. Under Taliban rule, Afghan women and

This Weds.! Join renowned scholar, advocate and storyteller Prof. Philippe Sands UCL Harvard University discuss his forthcoming book on the he remarkable story of intersections between impunity for Nazi atrocities with torture and disappearances during the Pinochet regime in Chile, while

At the #UNSC, Azadah Raz Mohammad describes how the Taliban have erased women so thoroughly that they are suffocating in their homes, banned from even looking out the window. "We, the women of #Afghanistan, call this gender apartheid."

The situation of women & girls in #Afghanistan is continuing to deterioriate, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett told the United Nations Human Rights Council. The international community must stand with the Afghan people who continue to risk everything in pursuit of justice, dignity & peace, he said. #HRC59

We urge the UN Human Rights Council to heed UNSR's recommendation for the establishment of an additional comprehensive independent accountability mechanism demonstrating that the international community will not turn away from human rights violations in Afghanistan.

The ICC arrest warrants is a meaningful step forward in the fight against gender persecution. It marks a critical move toward ensuring that violations of women’s rights and gender-based violence are never normalized. Yet, stronger measures and greater accountability remain

“Both Afghan women & some UN officials have described their situation as “gender apartheid.” TPS is a mechanism for circumstances that constitute generalized threats to safety, which is especially important for Afghan women.” hrw.org/news/2025/07/1…

Excited to share this new piece on why Human Rights Watch is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. justsecurity.org/116780/gender-…

Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime bit.ly/4lSdgEg

Calling #InternationalLaw colleagues everywhere Please submit panel proposals for the ASIL 2026 Annual Meeting by 5 PM ET July 28 Our timely topic is "Advancing & Defending the Rule of Law" tinyurl.com/mpexfthk 1/2