Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities trapping women and girls.

Women will hit the streets en masse across the globe on Wednesday to defend rights that are coming under increasing attack.

Male students trickled back to their classes after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break but women remain barred by Taliban authorities.

US Secretary of State announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan.

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The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their “terrible” consequences.

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A small group of women took the streets in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s order that they need to cover up fully in a burqa.

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“In Benin, nearly 200 women die each year as the result of abortion complications,” said health minister Benjamin Hounkpatin

“The situation is that the Taliban don’t respect anything: not journalists – foreign and local – or women,” she said

‘I want to fight and regain the rights that they took from us. We don’t need to go to another country. This is our homeland.’

The Taliban seek to distance themselves from the harsher policies of old, when half the population was excluded from work and education.

GBV activist, Leilani Kuter will take on her third annual walk to highlight sexual assault survivors in South Africa.

Afghan women held a rare protest saying they were willing to accept the burqa if their daughters could still go to school under Taliban rule.

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