Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, has said that women in Afghanistan must not be left to fend for themselves in the face of the Taliban’s restrictions and deprivation of their rights.
Amina Mohammed wrote on her X account on Saturday, August 15, that five years after the Taliban returned to power, women and girls in Afghanistan continue to bear the heavy burden of being deprived of their rights and having their hopes and aspirations for the future delayed.
The UN Deputy Secretary-General added that women and girls in Afghanistan continue to be deprived of their fundamental rights, including the right to education and participation in the economy.
Amina Mohammed stressed that the international community must continue to amplify the voices of women in Afghanistan and maintain its solidarity in supporting them to secure their right to education and economic participation.
Earlier, Heather Barr, the associate women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch (HRW), described the situation of women’s rights in Afghanistan as one of the most severe women’s rights crises in the world.
She added that the international community’s inadequate response to the crisis also threatens women’s rights in other countries.
Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, also reiterated the importance of addressing the rights of women and girls in any engagement with the Taliban and said that the international community must take serious action in this regard.
