RASC: Rina Amiri, the US special representative for women and human rights in Afghanistan, says that the suppression of women in Afghanistan by the Taliban should not become normal.
Amiri tweeted on Thursday morning, July 27 that she traveled to the United Arab Emirates and talked with the representatives of Albania, Bangladesh, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation about women’s rights.
Amiri wrote, these representatives stated that women’s rights are protected in the Islamic world and play a key role in the economic progress and stability of countries.
Amiri added that all the representatives have agreed to support the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
She added that the severe repression of women and girls in Afghanistan creates a dangerous precedent, especially for Muslim-majority countries.
She said that these policies should not become normal and the world should stand by the women and girls of Afghanistan and support them.
Rina Amiri further said that the representatives of these countries have agreed that they will continue to work together to support the people of Afghanistan, especially women and girls, through diplomatic efforts and steadfast support.
This is while the Taliban group has imposed extensive restrictions on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan. As a result of these restrictions, women and girls are deprived of their basic rights, including education and work.
It is mentionable that, after the Taliban domination in Afghanistan, they imposed a couple or restrictions especially for women. In this recently, Taliban closed the gates of beauty parlors in the country, which caused to the unemployment of 60,000 of beauticians.
