The Taliban's systematised discrimination against women is not yet a crime. With your help, it could be!
| | | Under the Taliban's repressive regime, women can't work and girls can't go to school. Those who resist are beaten and flogged. It's gender apartheid, and it isn't even illegal under international law! Not yet... Insiders at the UN tell us that the fate of a new crimes against humanity treaty is balanced on a razor's edge. A treaty like this could help protect women and girls in Afghanistan and elsewhere, but to get there we need to rally massive public support – so add your name! | | | | | Dear friends, | | The Taliban have stripped away nearly all the rights of women and girls – dragging Afghanistan back by decades if not centuries. It's turned Afghanistan into one of the few countries in the world where more women die by suicide than men.
The most infuriating part? This system of gender apartheid isn't even illegal under international law -- but it could be soon.
The UN is considering a brand new treaty on crimes against humanity, and insiders tell us that this is a do-or-die moment.
The key committee meets in four weeks. If we can swing a few more countries, we can make sure countries like China and Russia don't stop it in its tracks! So sign now and we'll hand deliver our voices to the delegates at the General Assembly. | | | | | Afghan women are essentially living under house arrest. Going outside often requires male "supervision". Millions of girls are being robbed of their education, healthcare, and future.
Those who resist are beaten, imprisoned, flogged and even face being stoned to death.
But brave Afghan women still continue to lead the movement against gender apartheid - and now may be our best chance to answer their call! A new international treaty won't solve everything everywhere all at once -- but it could require states to prevent and punish gender apartheid, and make it easier to bring governments that commit these crimes to justice.
Once this petition is massive, we will deliver it to the leaders at the UN and demand they make gender apartheid a crime against humanity. | | | | Ever since the Taliban's takeover, our movement has stood side by side with Afghan women and girls. We were over a million to denounce the cruel ban keeping girls out of school, and our global outcry helped ensure the international community would hold the line. And small donations from Avaaz members around the world helped power lifesaving aid across the country for people facing their darkest hour. Let's stand once again with Afghan women – and with women and girls worldwide!
With hope,
Nate, Huiting, Parker, Bieta, Antonia and the rest of the Avaaz team | | | | | | |
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