The United Nations Human Rights Council, by passing a resolution, extended the mandate of Richard Bennett as the Council’s special rapporteur on human rights for Afghanistan for another year.
According to Kabul 24; At the 54th meeting of thiscouncil in Genoa, this evening (Wednesday, 19 Mizan), a resolution on the human rights situation in Afghanistan was approved without a vote.
Nasir Ahmad Andishe, Afghanistan’s representative in Geneva, wrote that China and Pakistan opposed this resolution, but did not request a vote on it.
In this resolution, Mr. Bennett and the United Nations Working Group on Combating Discrimination against Women and Girls are asked to submit a report by June of next year on the “institutionalized system of discrimination, gender segregation, disrespect for human dignity and exclusion of women and girls.” Prepare in Afghanistan.
In this resolution, the Office of the United Nations Human Rights Division in South Asia and Voltaire Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, have been asked to prepare a “comprehensive report including the review of options and processes for responding to human rights violations in Afghanistan” by the fall of next year. ” prepare.
Before this, the protesting women of Afghanistan, experts and human rights organizations asked the United Nations to prioritize the human rights of women and girls in the interaction with the Taliban and meetings and discussions about Afghanistan.
Since retaking Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed extensive restrictions on women and girls.
United Nations experts say that the Taliban’s treatment of women is a “crime against humanity” and may be considered “gender apartheid”.
