MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Human Rights Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on the human rights situation in Afghanistan on Monday in Geneva, the capital of Switzerland.
Richard Bennett, the special rapporteur of the United Nations, will present his report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan in this meeting .
Richard Bennett’s report, a part of which was aired on Thursday last week, states that the Islamic Emirate has removed women from public life by issuing 50 restrictive decrees, which has caused depression, suicidal thoughts, forced marriages and child mmarriags.
Kabul-based Samira, who stopped going to school almost two years ago, says that her despair over the uncertain future and living at home has brought her to the point of thinking about suicide. She added that after the closing of the schools, her mental ailments increased day by day.
Samira said: “I was sleeping from morning to night or crying all my life. I broke all my things. My parents used to sit on top of me so that I wouldn’t do anything to myself.”
In the same way, Firouza, another victim of post-republican restrictions, said that her lack of education and the unclear outlook in the society have caused her family to emphasize to her many times that she has no other choice but to get married. According to her, if a solution is not found for this situation, she may become a victim of forced marriage.
Firouza added: “My family members are understanding people and they understand the current situation and the restrictions that have been created. I have to get married because there is nothing left and I have to do this, they say.”
On the other hand, Yusuf Amin Zazi, a political expert, in response to the holding of the United Nations meeting and Richard Bennett’s report on human rights in Afghanistan, said that holding such meetings may increase the pressure on the Islamic Emirate, but it will never solve any of the challenges in Afghanistan.
He added: “Everyone has the right to study and work. We Afghans should defend our rights, not that the world should decide about us. This meeting will not give any results and is of no benefit to the people.”
The Islamic Emirate, however, calls Richard Bennett’s report as a propaganda and the claims made in it are complicated. Bilal Karimi, one of the deputy spokespersons of the Islamic Emirate, said that the world should not act against Afghanistan’s Islamic beliefs.
Karimi added: “It should be in accordance with the realities of Afghanistan. It does not have complicated and jealous claims and propaganda aspects. The claims made about human rights are a one-sided judgment. We seriously reject the limitations. The world should respect our opinions.”
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