5th August 2026 Pragna Patel is an early signatory to the declaration which has been published to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan and 5 years of women's resistance. It calls for an immediate end to gender apartheid in Afghanistan and for a concerted international effort to codify the concept of gender apartheid in international law.
Pragna Patel is of the early signatories to this declaration which was just published to coincide with the 5th anniversary of the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan and 5 years of women's resistance. It calls for an immediate end to gender apartheid in Afghanistan and for a concerted international effort to codify the concept of gender apartheid in international law.
The Declaration brings together international legal and human rights experts, drawn together from many regions of the world by our shared commitment to the human rights of women and girls, issue the following International Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences,
The Declaration can be found here
There will also be a launch event on Thursday 13 August with speakers from Afghanistan, South Africa and elsewhere. You can register for the event here