The European Union expressed concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan and strongly condemned the serious and institutionalized gender-based discrimination and oppression against women and girls. The union said the systematic violation of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan could be an example of gender-based violence and crimes against humanity.

The European Union expressed concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Afghanistan and strongly condemned the serious and institutionalized gender-based discrimination and oppression against women and girls. The union said the systematic violation of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan could be an example of gender-based violence and crimes against humanity.