Evidence Mounts Of Missing Women Activists In Afghanistan
Women who participated in protests demanding women’s rights in Afghanistan are gone missing. Deborah Lyons, the top United Nations ambassador in Afghanistan, met with the Taliban leadership on February 8 and expressed concerns over women's safety. The UN has raised alarm about a pattern of reprisals against activists, journalists, former government officials and security forces in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Kabul in August. The UN also asked for information from the Taliban on this matter. Lyons also raised concern over missing Afghan women activists. Lyons said that Afghan women activists disappeared from their homes and the streets of Kabul in recent weeks. However, the Taliban denied that they were holding them hostage. The BBC also investigated multiple incidents that have taken place recently in Afghanistan. Women activists, who were active in raising concerns about human rights issues, have gone missing in recent weeks. From Women This Week: firs...