Afghanistan, July 13 -- A group of Afghan women's rights activists urged the UN to stop mass deportations, warning returning women face severe rights violations.
A group of Afghan women's rights activists has written a letter to Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressing grave concern over the mass deportation of Afghan migrants, particularly from neighboring countries like Iran.
The letter, sent on Saturday, July 13, describes the expulsions as a "blatant violation of international human rights law and refugee protection principles." The activists emphasized that the forced return of Afghan refugees, especially women, equates to a "silent death sentence."
According to the letter, the Taliban's systema...