Current:Home > ScamsUN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan-DB Wealth Institute B2 Expert Reviews
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
View Date:2024-12-24 13:18:30
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan, the U.N. mission in the country said Sunday on Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have erased basic rights and freedoms, with women and girls deeply affected. They are excluded from most public spaces and daily life, and the restrictions have sparked global condemnation.
The U.N. mission, highlighting the Taliban’s failures in upholding rights’ obligations, said it continues to document extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment, corporal punishment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and other violations of detainees’ rights.
People who speak out in defense of human rights face arbitrary arrest and detention, threats and censorship, the mission said.
“We pay tribute to and express our solidarity with Afghan human rights defenders, many of whom are paying a heavy price for seeking to uphold the fundamental tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: peace, justice and freedom,” said Fiona Frazer, representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Afghanistan.
The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, said rights must be upheld to ensure the country’s future prosperity, cohesion and stability.
The U.S. on Friday hit two Taliban officials with sanctions over human rights abuses in Afghanistan. Fariduddin Mahmood made decisions to close education centers and schools to women and girls after the sixth grade, said the State Department. He supported education-related bans on women and girls.
The second target of the U.S. sanctions is Khalid Hanafi, from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
“Since August 2021, members of the MPVPV have engaged in serious human rights abuse, including abductions, whippings, and beatings,” said the State Department. “Members of the MPVPV have assaulted people protesting the restrictions on women’s activity, including access to education.”
The Taliban condemned the sanctions. Their chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said imposing pressure and restrictions were not the solution to any problem. He accused the U.S. of being the biggest violator of human rights because of its support for Israel.
“It is unjustified and illogical to accuse other people of violating human rights and then ban them,” said Mujahid.
The restrictions on women and girls are the biggest obstacle to the Taliban gaining official recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
veryGood! (36)
Related
- Digital Finance Research Institute Introduce
- 'We're not where we want to be': 0-2 Los Angeles Chargers are underachieving
- Why Alabama's Nick Saban named Jalen Milroe starting quarterback ahead of Mississippi game
- Military drone crashes during test flight in Iran, injuring 2
- Mega Millions winning numbers for November 8 drawing: Jackpot rises to $361 million
- UEFA Champions League live updates: Schedule, time, TV, scores, streaming info for Tuesday
- Maine’s top elected Republican, a lobsterman, survives boat capsize from giant wave ahead of Lee
- US firms in China say vague rules, tensions with Washington, hurting business, survey shows
- Medical King recalls 222,000 adult bed assistance rails after one reported death
- Syria’s Assad to head to China as Beijing boosts its reach in the Middle East
Ranking
- Texas now tops in SEC? Miami in trouble? Five overreactions to college football Week 11
- Book excerpt: The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- Almost 50 children from occupied Ukrainian regions arrive in Belarus, sparking outrage
- Family of 4, including 2 children, shot dead along with 3 pets in Illinois: police
- Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
- Americans freed from Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: ‘Freedom!’
- LA police investigating after 2 women found dead in their apartments days apart
- 'We're going to wreck their economy:' UAW president Shawn Fain has a plan. Will it work?
Recommendation
-
Lou Donaldson, jazz saxophonist who blended many influences, dead at 98
-
UAW's Shawn Fain threatens more closures at Ford, GM, Stellantis plants by noon Friday
-
New Spain soccer coach names roster made up largely of players who've threatened boycott
-
NFL injuries Week 3: Joe Burrow, Saquon Barkley and Anthony Richardson among ailing stars
-
Multi-State Offshore Wind Pact Weakened After Connecticut Sits Out First Selection
-
Republican Derrick Anderson to run for Democratic-controlled Virginia US House seat
-
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter to be out three weeks, coach Deion Sanders says
-
Oprah chooses Wellness: A novel by Nathan Hill as new book club pick