RASC News Agency: German media have reported that four countries are threatening to bring a case against the Taliban in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. These reports indicate that the Taliban have been systematically violating the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. In response, the German government, in coordination with its allies, is considering taking legal action in The Hague to defend the rights of the Afghanistani people, particularly women, and to address the extensive erosion of fundamental freedoms.
German outlets further revealed that Germany, along with Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands, has issued a formal warning to the Taliban. They have threatened to bring the group to the ICJ over its grave human rights violations, specifically the repression of women and girls. A draft declaration obtained by the German news agency DPA in New York states that Germany, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands, citing the United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to which Afghanistan remains a signatory have officially reminded the Taliban of their obligations under international law and demanded an immediate cessation of the violations of women’s rights.
Germany has repeatedly urged the Taliban to refrain from infringing on the rights of Afghanistani citizens, particularly women. However, the Taliban have continued to intensify their restrictions, stripping women of virtually all personal freedoms. Since seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed stringent restrictions on the population, with particularly harsh measures targeting women. The regime has not only restricted women’s freedom of movement and expression but has also declared their voices as sources of “sedition” and “indecency.” Taliban decrees mandate that women must not leave their homes without a male guardian and have banned them from both education and employment.
