The Taliban’s case of violating Afghan women’s rights has gone to the International Criminal Court.
France has stressed that no compromise will be accepted against the Taliban’s violation of the rights of Afghan women and girls, and that the group’s actions are a clear example of systematic repression, said Isabel Rome, the UN human rights ambassador and former French minister of gender equality and peace.
She stressed that violations of women’s rights have continued steadily since the Taliban returned to power and that the new restrictions, including a ban on raising voices in prayer and poetry, are a clear example of women’s suppression.
Isabel Rome also added that France, in coordination with Mexico, Spain and several other countries, has referred the case of violations of Afghan women’s rights to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for legal and international review of the Taliban’s actions.
She said France and its allies were committed to pursuing the case and would spare no legal and diplomatic action in defense of Afghan women.
The French official also announced the Women at Risk program, which has so far provided accommodation for 300 vulnerable Afghan women in France.
Rome stressed that violation of human rights under any guise, including religion, is a violation of international law and a betrayal of common humanity and the international community must not remain silent on the oppression of women.
