Many of the NGO staff in Afghanistan are women.
Much of the NGO staff in Afghanistan are women.
The UN asks the Taliban government to remove the restrictions by which women are subjected
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The UN called on the Taliban on Wednesday to put an end to “immediately” at “draconian restrictions” imposed on women in Afghanistan, which he described as the “most repressive country” in the world in this field, in a message on International Women’s Day.
“Under the rule of the Taliban it remains the most repressive country in the world regarding women’s rights”Roza Otunbayeva, director of the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan (Unama), denounced in a statement.
“It has been heartbreaking to witness your methodical, deliberate and systematic efforts to keep Afghan women and girls out of the public sphere,” she added.
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Since coming to power in August 2021, the Taliban they have multiplied the restrictions for women. They were banned from the university and cannot access secondary education.
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They also cannot travel without the company of a male relative and must cover up when leaving home. In November, the Taliban barred their access to parks, gardens, gyms and public baths.
In Kabul, about twenty women demonstrated on WednesdayMarch 8, verified AFP journalists. “The time has come for the UN to take actions that are decisive for the fate of the people”declared one of the demonstrators during the protest.
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