The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the protection and prosperity of future generations.

Afghan women artists are playing a vital role in the women’s movement resisting Taliban abuses, and their contributions—and art—should be recognized, Human Rights Watch said today in a new web feature.

The United Nations reported Tuesday that women and girls are bearing the brunt of a persistent ‘dangerous erosion’ of rights in the country