Pak Sahafat – In a statement on Sunday night, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation criticized the Taliban’s recent decision to ban women from working in private centers and asked the group to reconsider its decision.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrote on its Twitter account and in a statement: The fundamental rights of Afghan women have been violated once again after the order of December 24, 2022 by the Ministry of Economy in Kabul.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision to prevent the employment of women in aid and relief organizations.
The request of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is expressed after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Sunday called this action of the Taliban a violation of women’s rights and a violation of essential life support that many Afghans need.
In a statement published on Twitter by the United Nations Human Rights Office, he added: “The rights of women and girls cannot be denied and their voices can’t be silenced.”
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The Taliban government on Saturday ordered domestic and international NGOs in Afghanistan to immediately ban female employees from coming to work until further notice.
In response to this order of the Taliban, the United Nations announced in a statement on Saturday night that it is “deeply concerned” about the ban on the presence and continued activity of female employees of non-governmental organizations.
The statement added that such an order violates the most fundamental rights of women and is also a clear violation of humanitarian principles.
The United Nations, stating that it will seek to meet with the Taliban leadership to gain clarity on the reported order, emphasized that women should be able to play a vital role in all aspects of life, including humanitarian affairs.
The United States has said it is looking to take additional measures to pressure the Taliban and further isolate the group’s radical rulers over their “appalling” decision to suspend Afghan women’s participation in university education, US media reported. Washington has also rejected any easing of existing sanctions, including a foreign travel ban on Taliban diplomats.
Despite repeated promises in the past that they will respect the basic rights of all Afghans, the Taliban have increasingly denied women the right to public life.