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Showing Original Post only (View all)Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror [View all]
The Talibans announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international communitys silence, human rights groups have said.
Safia Arefi, a lawyer and head of the Afghan human rights organisation Womens Window of Hope, said the announcement had condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in the 1990s.
With this announcement by the Taliban leader, a new chapter of private punishments has begun and Afghan women are experiencing the depths of loneliness, Arefi said.
Now, no one is standing beside them to save them from Taliban punishments. The international community has chosen to remain silent in the face of these violations of womens rights.
Safia Arefi, a lawyer and head of the Afghan human rights organisation Womens Window of Hope, said the announcement had condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in the 1990s.
With this announcement by the Taliban leader, a new chapter of private punishments has begun and Afghan women are experiencing the depths of loneliness, Arefi said.
Now, no one is standing beside them to save them from Taliban punishments. The international community has chosen to remain silent in the face of these violations of womens rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror
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Tell it to Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter, Hillary & Bill, the Obamas, Joe & Jill Biden, other leaders of Western countries,
ancianita
Mar 29
#31
That punishment is in the bible too. If the fascist christians take over our country, it will happen here. n/t
spike jones
Mar 28
#16
A perfect example of what happens when you let religious whack jobs control things
SouthernDem4ever
Mar 28
#10