UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women as imposed by Taliban administration

The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her name for the Taliban to reverse its quite a few restrictions on the lives of women and ladies in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they continue to be in place, the extra harm shall be carried out.

Briefing ambassadors within the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), stated that current arbitrary arrest of Afghan women for alleged Islamic gown code violations was having a chilling impact among the many wider feminine inhabitants, “many of whom at the moment are afraid to maneuver in public”, she stated.

“The denial of women’s and ladies’ entry to training and work, and their removal from many features of public life, have precipitated immense hurt to psychological and bodily well being, and livelihoods.”

Qatar talks

Otunbayeva recalled the second assembly of nationwide and regional particular envoys for Afghanistan, held in Doha on 18 and 19 February.

While the de facto authorities selected to not attend, they welcomed the Secretary-General’s assertion on the necessity for deeper consultations, she knowledgeable ambassadors.

“They defined that their resolution to not attend was not a rejection of their said need to interact with the worldwide neighborhood, however a mirrored image of their concern that they weren’t being handled as a full stakeholder in discussions about Afghanistan,” SRSG Otunbayeva stated.

“They additionally careworn that consultations must be real and never merely a matter of the worldwide neighborhood speaking its selections to them,” she added.

Negative traits

Otunbayeva, who additionally heads the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), additional voiced considerations over “quite a few unfavorable traits” noticed not too long ago.

The Mission’s in depth monitoring and advocacy, together with on human rights, has highlighted the denial of the civil, cultural, financial, political and social rights of the inhabitants, she stated.

Notably, she highlighted the repression of women and ladies, public shows of violence together with corporal and capital punishment, an absence of inclusive governance, and the marginalisation of minorities.

“It is true that day-to-day safety has improved for thousands and thousands of folks because the Taliban takeover, however this has come at an unlimited value,” she stated.

A persistent problem

In her briefing, Otunbayeva said that Afghanistan stays a persistent problem for the worldwide neighborhood.

With a historical past of instability, terrorism and contributing to 85 per cent of international opium manufacturing, the nation has additionally witnessed thousands and thousands of refugees looking for refuge in neighbouring nations and past.

While the present state of relative stability deserves acknowledgment, it’s essential to acknowledge the substantial efforts made by the Taliban in curbing opium cultivation and combating Daesh, Otunbayeva stated.

“But if the opposite points I’ve talked about should not addressed these achievements is not going to be sufficient to guarantee long-term sustainability,” she added.