OIC asks Taliban to reconsider the ban on women working for NGOs


Posted on 13th Jan 2023 11:37 am by rohit kumar

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed concern over the current development in Afghanistan. Given the current situation, the OIC has called on the Taliban to reconsider their decision to ban women from working for NGOs.

 

TOLOnews reported that the OIC called the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations and education "a violation of the purposes of Islamic law and the work of the Messenger of Allah."

 

The statement was issued by the OIC in its final communiqué on "Recent developments and the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan" of the extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee.

 

The grouping of 57 member states also expressed grave concern over the "deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in Afghanistan" and called on the Islamic emirate to respect human rights, including the rights of women and children.

 

In an earlier statement, OIC Secretary-General Hissen Brahim stressed that the OIC was following with deep concern the development of "unfortunate events" in Afghanistan.

 

He noted that we conveyed through our Special Envoy to the Real Authority the importance of fulfilling the Government's previous promises to open schools for girls in the light of the solid and clear foundation of the Islamic religion that encourages education. gave.

 

An emergency meeting of the open-ended executive committee was convened on 11 January in Jeddah to discuss the development and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

 

The meeting was called following recent measures by the de facto authority in Afghanistan to close schools and universities for girls and women and to suspend the work of women in national and international NGOs.

 

Taliban officials issued a decree on 24 December banning women from working in non-governmental organizations. He had already suspended university education for women and secondary education for girls until further notice.

 

In a press statement this month, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Toor called on the Taliban to repeal policies targeting the rights of women and girls, including those with a "terrible, widespread impact" on their lives and destabilizing policies. Both risks were taken into account. Such policies are made for Afghan society.

 

According to Human Rights Watch, the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and implemented policies that severely restrict basic rights, especially for women and girls.

 

Also Read: Afghanistan: 5 killed, many injured in a suicide attack outside the Taliban Foreign Ministry in Kabul

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