Afghanistan:Coming out with
strong criticism the head of the United Nations agency tasked with advancing
gender equality as the agency has condemned recent violence against women in
Afghanistan and stressed the need to protect their rights.
Reportedly, Michelle Bachelet, executive director of the UN Entity for Gender
Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), has said in a statement that
recent weeks have witnessed cases of "extreme abuse and appalling violence
against women."
Torturing, raping of young women and the public execution of young woman were
the most common misdeed by Afghan police, reported by the Taliban.
Bachelet said
such brutality is "intolerable" and called on the Afghan government
to bring the perpetrators to justice, put an end to a culture of impunity, and
create a culture of zero tolerance of violence and discrimination against
women.