Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands are set to start legal proceedings against the Taliban for violating a U.N. convention on women.

Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands plan legal action against the Taliban for violating women's rights in Afghanistan.

Australia, Canada, Germany, and Netherlands announced that they filed a case at ICJ for 'contempt' of women's rights

The Taliban have called accusations of gender discrimination "absurd" as four countries pledge to hold Afghanistan accountable for its treatment of women under international law.

The Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination and other human rights violations, as four countries vow to hold Afghanistan’s rulers accountable under international law for their treatment of women and girls.