Afghanistan: another protest violently disbanded

Event
Country
  • Afghanistan
Initial Date
Dec 24, 2022
Event Description

The Taliban violently suppressed a rare women’s demonstration in Herat province.

Several dozens of female protesters took to the streets in Herat on Saturday morning (December 24th) to protest against the Taliban’s regressive order, and their protest was immediately dispersed by the Taliban.

Despite being violently suppressed by the Taliban, protesters in Herat still continue to chant slogans, and the Taliban frequently used water cannons for dispersing crowds and limiting access to certain areas, sources indicated.

Protestors consider the Taliban’s order to ban university education for girls against Islamic principles, calling on the Taliban to “respect the holy book and do not deny women’s rights of access to education.”

The Taliban’s decision to ban university education for women has led to widespread objections at the national and international arenas.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • Violence (physical)
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to healthy and safe environment
  • Right to Protest
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • WHRD
Perpetrator-Non-State
  • Non-state
Source

8am

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 34.34959957091391

Longitude: 62.210530270393264

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 24 December 2022, a number of WHRDs and community-based defenders were met with violence by the Taliban who disbanded a protest against the university ban on female students in Herat, Afghanistan.