Rights groups accuse Taliban of rolling back civil liberties
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Report accuses armed group of several rights violations ranging from limits on press freedom to restrictions on women.
Rights groups have accused the Taliban of “steadily dismantling” human rights in Afghanistan since their ascent to power in the country last month.
In a briefing released on Tuesday, Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) accused the Taliban of a number of rights violations including limits on the freedom of the press, restrictions on women and targeted killing of civilians and former government officials.
At a news conference just two days after the group took power, Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s deputy minister of information and culture, made several references to a “general amnesty” that would be applied across the country.
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