The Taliban’s announcement that it is resuming publicly stoning women to death has been enabled by the international community’s silence, human rights groups have said.
“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 women’s rights.”.
Sahar Fetrat, an Afghan researcher at Human Rights Watch, said: “Two years ago, they didn’t have the courage they have today to vow stoning women to death in public; now they do.
Through the bodies of Afghan women, the Taliban demand and command moral and societal orders.
Most recently, in February, the Taliban executed people in public at stadiums in Jawzjan and Ghazni provinces. »
