Amnesty International has urged the Taliban to reopen extra institutions for women in Kabul. According to Khaama Press in Afghanistan, it claimed that Afghan women have lost their right to knowledge as a result of the Taliban’s “discriminatory and cruel policies.”
The Taliban’s actions are in violation of international law, according to Amnesty International. A fortnight after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the party reopened institutions that were shut due to the COVID- 19 crisis. But, they forbid the women from enrolling in higher education.
Afghan ladies have been denied their right to education and have been imprisoned in their schools for 1000 days as a result of the unfair and cruel Taliban policies that violate international law, according to Amnesty International in a blog on X on June 14. The Taliban has re-open all secondary schools to female students right away.
The Taliban has not yet made any new comments regarding the reopening of schools for women above fifth grade despite more than two and a half decades having passed.
Amnesty International’s declaration comes amid a severe humanitarian crisis and intense human rights issues in Afghanistan. Taliban’s laws have suppressed children’s rights, including education and employment.
Women’s employment in local organizations and help organizations is prohibited by a decree passed by the Taliban in 2022. In addition, the Taliban has also imposed limits on their free activity, further limiting their options.
According to Khaama Press, advertising restrictions have made it harder for people to stay informed about the improvements and for the international community to fully comprehend the magnitude of the issue.
UN representatives once more expressed concern about the situation of girls in Afghanistan under Taliban law earlier in May.
The UN officials discussed the rights of Afghan people, particularly the ban on women from attending colleges and secondary schools during a conference titled” People, Youth Must Have Greater Participation in Peacebuilding Work” that took place in New York, according to TOLO News.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN’s Undersecretary-general for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, described the situation of people in Afghanistan as a lost cause.
” Finally, it comes down to a simple eyesight– of overcoming obstacles that deny the total factor of women”, DiCarlo said at the conference, TOLO News reported.
Also, Sima Bahous, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN- People ), while stating the numbers said,” 1.1 million women are without teaching since the 2021 restrictions in Afghanistan”.
