Women’s rights not precedence, says Taliban month after schooling ban

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has mentioned that overturning restrictions on ladies shouldn’t be a precedence for the group. The assertion comes after a sequence of repressive edicts that banned Afghan ladies from universities and dealing in NGOs.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 15, 2023 17:37 IST

Afghan feminine college college students cease by Taliban safety personnel stand subsequent to a college in Kabul on December 21. (Photo: AFP)

By India Today Web Desk: The Taliban has mentioned in a press release that overturning restrictions on ladies shouldn’t be a precedence for the administration in Afghanistan, days after denying there could be a everlasting college schooling ban on ladies.

In current months, the Taliban regime has banned ladies from universities in addition to from working in non-governmental organisations. The curbs have invited worldwide condemnation as they violate the rights of Afghan ladies.

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The Taliban mentioned on Saturday that it will not allow any act that violates Islamic legislation, and the considerations concerning restrictions on ladies’s rights shall be handled in response to the established guidelines of the group within the nation.

“Overturning restrictions against women is not a priority for the group,” a Taliban spokesperson was quoted as saying by Afghan media.

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The assertion reiterating the Taliban’s stand on the problem comes days after 11 international locations urged the group to take away all restrictions in opposition to ladies and ladies, permitting them to return to public life – to get an schooling and return to work.

Back in December, the Taliban banned all ladies from attending faculty and universities till additional discover, sparking protests because the transfer resulted in a full ban on ladies pursuing schooling after class 6 within the nation.

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It was the most recent in a sequence of repressive edicts issued by the Taliban management. All Afghan ladies have been ordered by the Taliban to put on head-to-toe clothes in public. Women had been additionally ordered to go away the house solely when needed and must be accompanied by a male family member.

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Jan 15, 2023