Brussels – The European Union is “shocked” by a brand new regulation issued in Afghanistan by the Taliban that prohibits ladies from talking publicly. “This deprives Afghan ladies of the basic proper to expression,” stated Josep Borrell, the excessive consultant for EU overseas coverage, on Monday in a press launch.
The brand new “advantage regulation” additional expands the restrictions imposed on ladies and women in Afghanistan. For instance, ladies should all the time cowl their our bodies and faces in public and aren’t allowed to sing or learn aloud. Their voices should not be audible in public.
“This determination is as soon as once more a extreme blow to the rights of Afghan ladies and women, which we can’t tolerate,” says Borrell. “We urge the Taliban to place an finish to the systematic and systemic abuse of girls and women in Afghanistan, which might quantity to gender-based persecution, a criminal offense in opposition to humanity.”
The Taliban, who regained energy in Afghanistan in the summertime of 2021, say they wish to restore ties with the worldwide neighborhood, however selections like implementing this regulation solely make it extra not possible, in keeping with Borrell.
In a recorded assertion delivered to the French information company AFP, the spokesman for the Taliban authorities stated that the regulation with 35 articles can be utilized “sparingly” and that no “violence and oppression” can be used. (26/08/2024)
