UN rights chief Volker Turk decries restrictions imposed on Afghan women, urges Taliban rulers to reverse them

The United Nation's human rights chief Volker Türk condemned the growing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban regime to reverse them as soon as possible. He pointed to the terrible consequences of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organisations.

Last week, Taliban



authorities banned university education for women, which led to international outrage and protests in several cities in Afghanistan. 

Earlier on December 24, they announced the exclusion of women from NGO work, a move that already has prompted four major international aid agencies to halt their operations in Afghanistan.