Afghan activists attending the second day of the Paris conference have submitted a proposal to the French Foreign Ministry calling for the formal recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
According to the activists, the proposal seeks to push for the referral of the issue to the United Nations Security Council and to encourage legal and diplomatic measures against Taliban restrictions imposed on women.
The initiative reflects growing international efforts to move the issue of women’s rights in Afghanistan beyond political condemnation and into formal legal and institutional frameworks.
Supporters of the campaign argue that the systematic exclusion of women and girls from education, employment, and public life constitutes a form of gender apartheid that should receive international legal recognition.
The proposal also signals an attempt to increase diplomatic pressure on the Taliban by framing restrictions on women not only as human rights violations, but as a broader system of institutionalized discrimination.
If such recognition gains traction internationally, it could affect future diplomatic engagement with the Taliban and intensify calls for legal accountability through international mechanisms.
The move comes amid continued global debate over how the international community should respond to restrictions placed on Afghan women since the Taliban’s return to power.
