RASC News Agency: “Asian Assembly for Human Rights and Development” says that the world should unite to defend the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Afghanistani people against the increasing violations by the Taliban group.
On Tuesday, August 15, by publishing a statement on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the Taliban’s domination of Afghanistan, this forum asked the international community to hold the Taliban accountable for human rights violations and gender apartheid.
The statement of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development added that the Taliban group, since their rule over Afghanistan in August 2021, has destroyed the achievements of the past twenty years and all the institutions and mechanisms responsible for protecting human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan.
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, which is a network of 85 member organizations in 23 countries, mainly in Asia, does not consider the world’s response to the Taliban group’s restrictions on millions of people in Afghanistan to be sufficient and has called it ineffective and uncoordinated.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Office for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has published a documentary of stories and messages from a number of Afghanistani women under the title “After August” on its website. Saying that in 2 years of the Taliban’s domination of Afghanistan Life has become more difficult for Afghanistani women and girls every day, and their rights, living standards, and social and political status have been damaged.
At the same time, a woman living in Kabul city says: “The right to work and study was taken away from us. We have no personal freedom. The Taliban completely removed women from society. We are very disappointed.” We ask the international community and the United Nations; why are you silent when you see the violation of human rights in Afghanistan? Why don’t you take action?”
On the other hand, Shaisa Safi, a women’s rights activist, says that the global reactions to the violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan are only words and slogans, and now there is a need for practical action.
She added: “My request and demand from the countries that are known as superpowers is to take practical action. This is enough; we have spent two years of very difficult times. In fact, anyone can understand the women of Afghanistan who are in Let it be us: then he can judge what conditions and situations we have gone through.
After gaining power in Afghanistan, the Taliban group closed the gates of girls’ schools above the sixth grade, and after that, they did not allow women and girls to go to universities and imposed more restrictions on their social life every day.
Global reactions to the actions of the Taliban group are considered insufficient, while many countries of the world and international organizations have continuously reacted to the violation of human rights, especially the violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan, and have made the recognition of the government of the Taliban group conditional on the observance of human rights.
