RASC News Agency: The hunger strike of Afghanistani female protesters ended in Germany after 12 days, and they say that governments that support human rights are not willing to abide by their human rights obligations and take more serious action against the Taliban group.
These protestors announced the end of their hunger strike on Tuesday, September 12, and added that the governments refuse to recognize it in Afghanistan on the pretext that the form of “gender apartheid” has not been clarified in international laws.
According to them, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs should recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan based on its administrative and legal customs and refer the issue of gender apartheid in Afghanistan to the United Nations in coordination and cooperation with other governments.
These women have stated that the United States Department of State can also start real efforts to recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan, regardless of ceremonial statements in support of Afghanistani women.
It should be mentioned that Tamana Zaryab Paryani, a girl from Afghanistan, along with a number of other female activists, started a 12-day hunger strike 12 days ago due to the world’s indifference to the situation of women in the country.
They have demanded the recognition of gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
Activists and various movements defending women’s rights praised this action and declared their support for these women.
Earlier, the “Afghanistan Human Rights Defenders Committee” said that the international community should listen to the voices of protesting women and pay attention to the demands of female activists who are in a “life and death struggle” due to the hunger strike.
The Human Rights Defenders Committee of Afghanistan wrote in a statement on (Monday, September 11) that human rights defenders demand the recognition of gender apartheid and gender persecution as “war crimes” and the initiation of immediate investigations into these two “common crimes” in Afghanistan.
This committee has stated that it is worried about the assassination and suicide of young women inside and outside Afghanistan.
