The US Institute of Peace states that the caretaker government of Afghanistan has issued over 118 restrictive orders against women and girls in the past three years, placing millions of Afghan women and girls in a state of “fear and uncertainty.”
In a published report, the institute noted that these orders initially deprived girls of their right to education and subsequently prohibited women and girls from working, studying, and even going to recreational places.
The US Institute of Peace described the current government’s attitude towards women as oppressive, emphasizing that after the current regime came to power, girls were first barred from attending school, followed by new restrictions on women and girls.
The report mentions that the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law provides a religious justification for the government’s “oppressive” actions, leaving millions of Afghan women in a state of uncertainty.
The institute added that the full implementation of the “Promotion of Virtue” law could undermine fundamental human rights and strengthen an “oppressive regime.”
The US Institute of Peace presented a list of 118 orders and directives from the current government that primarily target women, labeling this law as “bad” and a “virtue for the government.”
The report stated that the “Promotion of Virtue” law undermines the rights of women, which have been hard-won over the past two decades.
This American organization indicated that this law has placed millions of Afghan girls and women in a state of “fear and uncertainty.”
The US Institute of Peace emphasized that the current government has enacted a law based on its extremist interpretation of Islam that restricts all freedoms of women.
The organization also mentioned that many religious scholars, civil society members, women’s rights advocates, and even some officials within the current government oppose this misinterpretation of religion.
It should be noted that the caretaker government, by endorsing the recent law under the name “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice,” has imposed severe restrictions and prohibitions on the rights and freedoms of citizens, particularly women.
According to this law, women’s voices are deemed “improper,” and there is an emphasis on covering the entire body.
The US Institute of Peace has called on the international community to exert pressure on the government and support resistance against this group to prevent the erosion of human rights in Afghanistan.
Recently, foreign ministers from four Western countries warned during a United Nations General Assembly meeting that if restrictions on Afghan women and girls continue, they will file a complaint against the current government at the International Court of Justice.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations and 26 other countries have also supported this initiative at the International Court of Justice.
