Taliban announce the closure of all NGOs with Afghan women
Taliban announce the closure of all NGOs with Afghan women
The Taliban have announced that all national and foreign non -governmental organizations (NGOs) in Afghanistan, who employ women. This is the latest step to restrict women's rights since their takeover in August 2021.
background of the announcement
The announcement is made Two years after Taliban ngos asked have to complain about the employment of Afghan women, supposedly because they did not carry the Islamic headscarf correctly.
statements by the Taliban and the UN
In a letter published on Sunday evening, the Ministry of Economic Affairs warned that the non -compliance with this new order would lead to NGOs losing its operating license in Afghanistan. The United Nations noticed that the room for women in Afghanistan has shrunk drastically in the past two years, and renewed their call to the Taliban to reverse these restrictions.
"This has a significant impact on how we can provide life-saving humanitarian aid for all people in Afghanistan," said deputy UN spokeswoman Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez. "We are very concerned about the fact that we are talking about a country in which the rights of half of the population are denied and many live in poverty. Many of them, not just women, face a humanitarian crisis."
control of the NGO activities by the Taliban
The Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that it was responsible for registration, coordination, management and supervision of all activities of national and foreign organizations. In the letter it was again ordered to deduct all female workers in institutions that are not controlled by the Taliban.
"In the event of a lack of cooperation, all activities of this institution are hired and the operating license, which was granted by the ministry, is also withdrawn," the letter said. This is the latest attempt by the Taliban, ngos or to intervene .
challenges for humanitarian missions
At the beginning of this month, the UN Security Council reported on an increase in the number of female Afghan humanitarian workers who are prevented from practicing their work, although the help is still of fundamental importance. Tom Fletcher, a high-ranking UN official, pointed out that the number of humanitarian organizations, reported that their female or male staff from the Sion Police of the Taliban also increased.The Taliban deny that they prevent aid organizations from performing their work or intervening in their activities. Already now they have women from many professions and excluded and You the educational access beyond the sixth class out of the sixth class denied.
new restrictions by the Taliban leadership
In another development, the Taliban leader Hibatullah akhundzada that should not have any windows in which women like sitting or could stand. According to a decree published in the late Saturday, this arrangement applies to both new buildings and existing buildings.
consequences of the decrees
The decree says that windows should not look at areas such as caves or kitchens. If a window looks into such a area, the responsible person must find a way to cover this view in order to "avoid damage", for example by installing a wall, a fence or a privacy screen. Municipalities and other authorities have to monitor the construction of new buildings in order to prevent windows from being installed that look in or over residential areas, the decree continues.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing was not immediately available for a comment on Akhundzada's instructions.
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