![‘Still I Rise’: In the Face of Taliban Education Bans, Afghan Women Long for Justice](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/afghanistan_woman_1715285398.jpg)
The presumption of innocence is a fundamental principle underpinning the right to a fair trial. This may be broadly understood as a fundamental human right, but its protection is far from universal. Since retaking control of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has made the systematic punishment of women and girls a core part of its [...]