16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), a new report by The RAHYAB Initiative offers a stark reminder of the compounded discrimination faced by Afghan women and girls with disabilities under Taliban rule. The Human Rights Situation of Persons with Disabilities (2021–2025): Health, Education, Employment and Access to Justice report reveals how disability, gender, and violence intersect in ways that leave millions at heightened risk — and with almost no access to protection. 

RAHYAB’s findings, published in Dari and Pashto, show how the dismantling of institutions since 2021 has multiplied risks for women and girls with disabilities in many sectors including justice and education. They find that women and girls with disabilities face multiple, overlapping barriers — trapped at the intersection of gender discrimination, disability stigma, and escalating violence.

The HAMRAH Initiative calls on governments, international organisations, and global human rights mechanisms to take immediate steps to protect Afghan women and girls with disabilities by:

• Condemning gender apartheid and advancing efforts to codify it as an international crime 
• Supporting international justice processes to hold perpetrators of gender persecution accountable 
• Backing Afghan women human rights defenders and frontline protection organisations 
• Increasing flexible funding for GBV prevention and response — including disability-focused services

Read the RAHYAB Initiative report (Dari/Pashto):
https://lnkd.in/erE3F4TE
https://lnkd.in/ey5DtErb