Afghanistan, Sept. 8 -- Richard Bennett, the U.N. special rapporteur on Afghanistan, says the Taliban suspended Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution after returning to power and replaced it with decrees and policies based on their interpretation of Islamic law, dismantling key legal protections for fundamental rights.
In a new report submitted to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Bennett said the Taliban have steadily dismantled Afghanistan's constitutional and judicial order since August 2021, removing key safeguards such as the separation of powers and judicial independence while reviewing Republic-era laws for compliance with their interpretation of Sharia.
The report says the Taliban have not introduced a new constitution. Instead, they gover...