Women and Girls in Afghanistan

Hearing Notice

Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, as the third anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power approaches. 

Since August 2021, the situation of Afghan women and girls has deteriorated dramatically. A growing list of severe and dehumanizing restrictions imposed by the Taliban, including prohibiting women from working and denial of access to education, have starkly reduced their ability to participate in Afghan public life and tightened controls on women’s private lives. The restrictions and their wide-ranging consequences, including the deepening of the country’s economic and humanitarian crises, have been documented by the U.S. Department of State, various United Nations agencies, and many human rights organizations.

Witnesses will describe the current state of human rights for women and girls in Afghanistan and offer recommendations for congressional action.

The hearing will be hybrid. Members of Congress will participate in person. Witnesses may participate in person or remotely via Zoom. The public and the media may attend in person or view the hearing by live webcast on the Commission website. The hearing will also be available for viewing on Channel 51 of the House Digital Channel service. For any questions, please contact Kimberly Stanton (for Co-Chair McGovern) or Mark Milosch (for Co-Chair Smith).

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