Last week, the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested and assaulted dozens of young Afghan women in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the subject, the use of “bad”. Hijab“And make-up. In addition to arrest and flogging, they were considered “The Sabians” By the Taliban.
Dozens of women (including 16-year-old teenagers) were arrested or beaten in classrooms, markets and even shopping malls. RTP. The “morality police” carried out these arrests as part of a coordinated action against the “misuse” of the Islamic hijab.
Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have restricted women's access to education, work, and even being in public. In May 2022, a decree was issued stating that women may only go out into the street covered from head to toe, with only their eyes visible.
A 16-year-old teenager described it in statements to… WatchmanThe moment of arrest. She was in English class and was dragged into a police car with her other classmates. Those who showed resistance and confronted the authorities were beaten. She was flogged on her feet and legs. Later, his father was also flogged on charges of “raising immoral girls.”
“My clothing was modest and included a face mask, which is a precaution I have taken since the Taliban took power,” he said. guardian. “But they beat me and insisted that my clothes were inappropriate.” The 16-year-old spent two days and two nights in prison.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the main Taliban spokesman, also made statements in an audio message sent to Watchman about the arrests, arguing that it is not a “common practice.”
On the contrary, it occurred as a result of suspicions from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice regarding the families of detained young women. These families raise concerns because they are allegedly supported by foreign groups to promote abuse Hijab.
On the social network X, formerly Twitter, many posts have appeared on this topic. UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, He said The arrests mean “unfortunately more restrictions on women's freedom of expression and the undermining of other rights.”
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan also expressed its concern about the situation resume To end the “arbitrary detention” of Afghan girls’ education activists. “The rights to family, lawyers, care and a fair trial must be respected,” the post read.
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