Afghanistan, Feb. 8 -- Heather Barr of Human Rights Watch urged world leaders to back a treaty on crimes against humanity, emphasizing the need for more support for women and the inclusion of gender apartheid in it.

She emphasized the necessity of establishing a mechanism for collecting evidence of crimes against Afghan women.

She wrote on the organization's website that Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists, and several other organizations have acknowledged that the Taliban have committed sexual abuse, gender-based violence, and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.

The Deputy Women's Rights Director of Human Rights Watch stated that addressing these crimes falls within the jurisdiction o...