GROUP-BASED PROTECTION OF AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS UNDER THE 1951 REFUGEE CONVENTION
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, vol.72, no.3, pp.793-817, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 72 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.1017/s0020589323000283
- Journal Name: International and Comparative Law Quarterly
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, HeinOnline-Law Journal Library, Index Islamicus, Index to Legal Periodicals, Index to legal periodicals & books, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, DIALNET
- Page Numbers: pp.793-817
- Keywords: Afghan women, Afghanistan, persecution, refugee status, serious harm, social groups, Taliban
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 deprived women and girls of their fundamental rights. The Taliban denied or severely restricted women and girls' rights to education, work, healthcare, freedom of movement, opinion and expression, and to protection from gender-based violence. This article argues that the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls amounts to persecution, and all Afghan women and girls should be recognised as refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention. The article further examines the feasibility of prima facie recognition for Afghan women and girls.