People's Court Judge: Women's situation has not improved after five years of Taliban rule

Elaha Thu Oct 2026 4 hours ago 21

She made these remarks at an event marking the first anniversary of the tribunal's holding—a tribunal whose public sessions were convened in Madrid last year, during which Afghan women from inside and outside the country testified about their circumstances.


According to Kalut, the tribunal was a civil initiative arising from civil society, with its focus on the people rather than governments. Despite this, its structure was designed to resemble a formal court, complete with a prosecutor, judge, witnesses, and a process for issuing rulings. Members of the judicial panel and experts were selected from diverse fields, including law, psychology, journalism, and Sharia studies.


During the hearings, testimonies from 24 Afghan women were heard, and the organizers worked to ensure representation from various ethnic groups and social classes in the process. Kalut said some witnesses faced risks due to their participation; although the Taliban did not attend the court sessions, they were following the proceedings. She emphasized that in this tribunal, gender-based violence was examined as a criminal matter, not a cultural issue.


Kalut also stated that what is unfolding in Afghanistan involves a set of laws, decrees, and structures that systematically target women and girls. In her view, Afghan women had already spoken of the concept of "gender apartheid" even during the Taliban's first rule in the 1990s, and thus this situation is not an entirely new phenomenon.


In closing, she stressed that amid the crisis in international law, initiatives like this one can play a vital role in seeking justice and bolstering the credibility of the rule of law. The goals of the People's Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan include drawing global attention to the suppression of women and girls, documenting and recording crimes against humanity—particularly gender discrimination and harassment—and increasing international pressure to hold the Taliban accountable.



Alisanda Kalut, judge of the People's Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan, stated at a gathering in Madrid that five years after the Taliban's takeover, the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan has not improved, and no clear prospects for the future are in sight.

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