2023-08-10 17:54:00
“The right thing would be for the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute those responsible,” said Gordon Brown / Photo: AFP
The treatment of women by the Taliban government in Afghanistan should be declared a “crime against humanity,” said the United Nations envoy for education, the former British prime minister. Gordon Brown.
“I think the evidence is absolutely overwhelming”declared the former head of the Labor government (2007-2010) to the British radio station BBC, and urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation.
Since their return to power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have systematically treated women cruelly and brutally, the envoy denounced.
Women, who must fully cover themselves when leaving home, have been excluded from most secondary schools, universities and public administration.
Women, who must fully cover themselves when leaving home, have been excluded from most secondary education centers, universities and public administration
Nor can they work for international organizations, access parks, gardens, gyms or public bathrooms. or travel without being accompanied by a male relative.
“It is probably the most heinous, most vicious, most complete violation of human rights” that currently exists in the world, and to which “millions of girls and women in Afghanistan” are subjected, Brown stressed, reported the AFP news agency.
“That is why it is considered a crime against humanity and the correct thing” would be for the ICC to “investigate and prosecute those responsible”he added.
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