Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights

A new decree from the Taliban enabling child marriage is the latest salvo in an ongoing assault on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis. The Decree No. 18 “Code on Judicial Separation of Spouses”, published by the Taliban in an official gazette on 14 May […] The post Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights appeared first on Amnesty International .