End Gender Apartheid

A global action by lawyers and activists to end gender apartheid in Iran and Afghanistan.
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August 15, 2025 marks four years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. This series archives the trauma and resistance of women in Afghanistan who have endured psychological, social and legal oppression under gender apartheid.

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🔗 Watch her remarks online: https://t.co/SEnvkd0gcB

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🗣️"The Taliban’s oppression of women is not incidental, but central to their model of governance: they have created a system of total control."

EGA's @Metra_Mehran briefed the #UNSC, highlighting the importance of recognizing the Taliban's system of control as gender apartheid.

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"The women and girls of Afghanistan cannot afford international inaction."

@Metra_Mehran underscores that the women of #Afghanistan are pursuing every available pathway to hold the Taliban accountable.

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🔗 For more information on the crime of gender apartheid, visit https://t.co/0whUwvgePA

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‼️Over the past three years, EGA and our partners have been relentlessly advocating for the inclusion of gender apartheid in the crimes against humanity treaty.

🎉Today, 7 states, including Afghanistan, Australia, Iceland, Mexico, Spain, Timor-Leste, and Uruguay have formally proposed the inclusion of gender apartheid in the crimes against humanity treaty.

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🔗 To read the full proposals by Member States, visit https://t.co/U5U4o2czD7

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🗓 Weds June 3 | ⏰12:30 |📍Auditorium

For those in Madrid, join EGA at #FeministFPSpain2026 for a discussion featuring EGA's Alyssa Yamamoto, on Dismantling Gender Apartheid: Women’s Leadership, Accountability, and State Responsibility.

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EGA’s @akila_rad and @Metra_Mehran traveled to universities to discuss gender apartheid codification, including to Pittsburgh for a one-day conference with the University of Pittsburgh and Women Leading Peace and to California to speak with students at the University of Chapman.

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In recent weeks, EGA team and partners have met with policymakers across the globe to brief them on the Taliban’s system of #genderapartheid and the need for codification.

To learn how you can support, visit https://t.co/gQ0UXt8W59 🧵

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EGA team members Azadah Raz Mohammad and @Metra_Mehran spoke at #ASIL2026, where they each discussed how codification of gender apartheid could serve as a viable path towards justice and accountability

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Today, @JohnSwinney stood with @Malala in support of our Afghan partners to back the campaign to recognise gender apartheid as a crime under international law — a demand Afghan women and girls have been making for years.

A government putting its weight behind a legal framework that names what the Taliban is doing for what it is. That is what accountability looks like.

Every country that joins this call makes it harder for the world to look away. Thank you, Scotland.

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On 21 April, we mark the birthday of Narges Mohammadi, who turns 54 today, while spending her 130th day back in prison for her peaceful activism.

Born on 21 April 1972, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has dedicated her life to the fight for democracy, freedom, and women’s rights in Iran.

For her commitment, she has been arrested 14 times, prosecuted in 10 cases, and sentenced to a total of 44 years in prison. She has already spent over a decade behind bars and still faces many more years. She has endured at least 161 days in solitary confinement under what is known as “white torture.” She has not been able to hug her children since 2015. Most recently, she was arrested again on 12 December 2025 and remains imprisoned to this day.

On her birthday, we honor her courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to justice and we hope and fight for her freedom everyday, until she is free.

Free Narges now.

Narges Foundation
21 April 2026

Photo: Mount Damavand, Iran (13 Nov 2025)

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🗣️A once-in-a-generation treaty is within reach.
🗓 4/29 | ⏰9:30 | 📍Room 208

Join @EGACampaign at #WD2026 for a conversation on feminist pathways to a crimes against humanity treaty, featuring EGA Legal Advisor Azadah Raz Mohammad.

Don’t miss out!

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Starting now!

Tune in to hear keynote address from EGA policy advisor @Metra_Mehran ⬇️

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🗓Friday, 4/17
⏰9:30am-2:30pm
📍University of Pittsburgh & Virtual

Join @PittTweet and @WmnLeadingPeace for a full-day panel on legal recognition of #genderapartheid, featuring EGA team members @Metra_Mehran and @akila_rad.

Register now! https://t.co/hprj1pyFej

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🗓Friday, 4/17
⏰9:30am-2:30pm
📍University of Pittsburgh & Virtual

Join @PittTweet and @WmnLeadingPeace for a full-day panel on legal recognition of #genderapartheid, featuring EGA team members @Metra_Mehran and @akila_rad.

Register now! https://t.co/hprj1pyFej

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🗣️Join us tomorrow, March 17 at 2:00pm ET for an in-depth conversation on The People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan.

Register now!

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Mark your calendars 🗓️

Registration: https://t.co/mjfPtvuGwU

On March 17, 2026 @ 2pm EST, The People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan holds an event on Local Leadership, Global Responsibility at the UN Women’s headquarters in NYC. So don’t wait and register today!

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Watch @Metra_Mehran’s passionate speech at CSW at the United Nations today. It’s time to codify gender apartheid in the treaty for crimes against humanity.

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Last year, EGA's Azadah Raz Mohammad served as Prosecutor for the People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan, aimed at catalyzing global accountability efforts.

Read her reflections on the legal framing of gender persecution and gender apartheid: https://t.co/BBgccvTVkq