A number of member countries of the United Nations Security Council call the current behavior of the Taliban government against girls and women in Afghanistan systematic discrimination and say that such actions are a clear violation of international laws.
In the open discussion of the Security Council on Tuesday, which was held on the prevention of violence and sexual harassment against women, the representatives of a number of countries called the actions of the Taliban against girls and women in Afghanistan unacceptable and added that this situation is the exclusion of women from social life. Is.
Pramila Patan, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflicts, said referring to the actions of the Taliban against girls and women in Afghanistan.
“The life and social affairs of girls and women in Afghanistan are destroyed due to regular attacks on their rights and their exclusion.”
He called for the protection of everyone’s rights in all areas of life, including the prevention of violence against women during wars.
Chris Fearn, the President of the Security Council for the month of April and the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta, in his speech at this meeting, condemned the Taliban’s systematic and gender-based violence and discrimination against girls and women in Afghanistan.
Nimet Ahmadi, the founder and head of the Darfur Women’s Action Group, said at the Security Council meeting that everything is the result of the past wars in Afghanistan, for which, according to him, Afghan girls and women are now paying the price.
These concerns are raised now that the US State Department, in its annual report on human rights in Afghanistan, revealed the discriminatory behavior and violence against girls and women by the Taliban government in this country.
In a part of this report, it is stated that out of 90 women imprisoned in the prisons of the Taliban government in northern Afghanistan, 16 became pregnant after being raped by the Taliban.
