Protesters and civil Society, demand focus on Afghan women’s situation

Written By: Hakim Bigzaad

Several civil activists have joined the International Amnesty Organization’s campaign to support Afghan women. They aim to ensure that the global community and organizations working to defend human rights and promote equality do not overlook the situation of women in Afghanistan.

The International Amnesty Organization’s campaign to support Afghan women has garnered the support of numerous civil activists. Together, they are urging the global community and organizations dedicated to defending human rights and promoting gender equality not to overlook the plight of women in Afghanistan. Their collective efforts aim to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for attention and action to address the situation of Afghan women and ensure their rights and equality are upheld.

More than 10 civil activists and human rights defenders have presented their recommendations to the International Amnesty Organization. In the latest development, Nilofar Ayoubi, a women’s rights activist, emphasized the global community’s need to invest in the education and empowerment of Afghan women and girls to pave the way for a more equitable and just society.

Parwaneh Ebrahim Khel, one of the former female protesters and detainees under the previous, was among the first to join this campaign. Amnesty International quoted her as suggesting the creation of global platforms for Afghan women protesters to share their harrowing stories.

Continuing this campaign, Vizhma Tukhi, another human rights activist, stressed that depriving girls of education in the name of religion is a “great injustice.”

It’s worth noting that following the resurgence of the Taliban administration, Afghan women and girls have faced extensive restrictions. The deprivation of girls’ education and the ban on women working in government and non-government offices are the consequences of the restrictive orders imposed by the Taliban on women’s lives.

Meanwhile, Shahgul Rezai, a former member of the Afghan parliament, told Amnesty International that Afghan women have lost all their two-decade-long achievements in one fell swoop and are now left under challenging circumstances.

Human rights defender Omar Haideri has also joined Amnesty International’s campaign, emphasizing that the plight of Afghan women is not a new issue and that collective efforts must be made to change the lives of women in the country.

Gallup research indicates that Afghan women’s satisfaction with their lives has reached its lowest point. According to the study, 83% of women describe their lives as equivalent to “suffering.”

Amnesty International has repeatedly condemned the Taliban administration’s oppressive orders, including the ban on education and work, as cruel and has called on the interim government to rescind these orders. However, the Taliban has consistently asserted that women’s rights in Afghanistan will be preserved within the framework of Islamic laws.

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