Meryl Streep joined women leaders at the United Nations this week to demand more freedom for Afghan women and girls.

A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, she said.

Hollywood actress Meryl Streep criticized the Taliban and the severe restrictions posed on women’s rights in Afghanistan since its takeover in 2021, urging the international community to do

The actress said a cat that can “feel the sun on her face” and run through a park has more rights than Afghan girls and women under stricter Taliban laws.

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep said at the United Nations on Monday in a bid to get world leaders to focus on the plight of Afghan women and girls.

Acclaimed actress Meryl Streep condemned the severe restrictions on women's freedoms in Afghanistan at a UN General Assembly event, emphasizing that animals have more rights than women under Taliban rule.

Meryl Streep spoke at a U.N. General Assembly event in a bid to get world leaders to focus on the plight of Afghan women and girls under the Taliban.

Meryl Streep at the United Nations: A female cat has more freedoms than a woman in Afghanistan, "A cat may go sit on her front stoop and feel the sun on her face," Streep said. "She may chase a squirrel into the park. A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan." pic.twitter.com/poNKpuGAwo