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No guarantee of rights due to breakdown of the rule of law
Same as last year
Since August 2021, when it took power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has severely restricted the rights to peaceful assembly and to freedom of expression, and has banned protests that did not have prior approval from the Justice Ministry in Kabul.
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, the leadership of the National Union of Afghanistan Workers and Employees (NUAWE) were forced to go into exile. Carrying out trade union activities has become extremely dangerous for trade unionists remaining in the country, and they were under constant surveillance and faced threats to their lives.
A summary of laws protecting workers’ rights.