In a stark reflection of the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan, the UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk described the country as a 'graveyard for human rights'. His remarks followed a convoluted wave of Taliban regulations that have systematically stripped women of their fundamental rights over the past five years. The latest development is a new penal code that practically allows a range of physical, psychological, and sexual violence against women, as noted by the independent Afghan human rights commission, Rawadari.