On 21 August 2024, the de facto authorities introduced the ratification of an in depth “Regulation on the Promotion of Advantage and the Prevention of Vice,” which imposes in depth restrictions on the Afghan inhabitants. This legislation considerably deepens the already extreme curtailment of the rights of Afghan ladies and women, together with necessities for ladies to cowl their whole our bodies and faces, and it forbids ladies’s voices in public. Ladies are additionally prohibited from interacting with non-Muslims, utilizing public transport alone, and taking a look at males to whom they aren’t associated by blood or marriage.
Over the previous three years, since their takeover of Afghanistan, the de facto authorities have subjected Afghan ladies and women to greater than 70 edicts, directives, and decrees stripping them of basic rights. UN Ladies knowledge reveals that these restrictions are having dire impacts within the lives of Afghan ladies and women. For instance, just one per cent of ladies surveyed really feel like they’ve affect over decision-making of their communities; 64 per cent point out that they don’t really feel protected leaving their houses by themselves in comparison with 2 per cent of males; and eight per cent point out realizing not less than one lady or woman who has tried suicide since August 2021. These oppressive legal guidelines and insurance policies have to be instantly reversed, and the de facto authorities should adhere to their obligations beneath worldwide legislation to make sure the total rights of all ladies and women.
UN Ladies stands in unwavering solidarity with each Afghan lady and woman subjected to those measures and we’ll proceed to work with our companions to assist the total realization of their rights.
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