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Afghanistan: New code enabling child marriage compounds dismal situation for women’s and girls’ rights
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Amnesty International
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Amnesty International
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10 Jun 2026 · 10:17 UTC
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Authoritarian Governance
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Summary
Taliban decree legalizing child marriage and eliminating women's consent and autonomy represents systematic authoritarian governance and state-mandated bodily autonomy violations against girls and women.
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 […]
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gender apartheid
forced marriage
child exploitation
bodily autonomy violation
authoritarian decree
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