Afghanistan Needs Voice

The international community’s silence on the humanitarian crisis, terrorist activities and human rights in Afghanistan is worrying. We’ve just receive report of many rights violated:

– Closure of schools for girls;

Although it has been almost a month since the start of the schools in Afghanistan, girls above the sixth class are still not allowed to go to school. A number of political parties, civil society groups and tribal councils in Kabul have called on the Taliban to reopen girls schools as soon as possible and not to allow girls’ schools in Afghanistan to remain closed. The political parties, civil society and tribal councils have issued a statement saying that girls education is red line of the people of Afghanistan and the doors of the schools should not remain closed for girls anymore. They also warned that closed schools for girls would force people to migrate, causing severe economic and political damage to the country.

– Two out of three children in Afghanistan do not have access to adequate food:

Business Standard publication wrote an article quoting international foundations about the fact that the raising hunger and poverty in Afghanistan have had a direct negative impact on the lives of children. Two out of three Afghan children do not have access to adequate food: The source said that the current situation is terrible and the families have been forced to sell their children or force them to do hard labor to get dome money for survival expenses. The International Children’s Fund, or Save the Children, also estimates that nearly five million Afghan children are starving. The agency also noted that the current drought in Afghanistan, political and economic conflicts and the suspension of international aid have affected services for children such as education, health and food security. According to various UN agencies, about 95 percent of Afghans do not have enough food, and children and women are the main culprits.

– Security and political crisis:

The wave of suicide attacks and bombings in the country has generated fear of Afghanistan falling into the hands of terrorist groups. There have been several deadly attacks in Kabul, Balkh and Kunduz in the past few days. A recent attack on civilians targeted a mosque in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, killing more than 40 people and injuring more 50 people. Earlier a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif and an education center in Kabul were drugged, killing and injuring dozens. The killings of Hazaras and Shiites are the latest wave of violence, and the militant groups currently fighting in Afghanistan are slowly spiraling out of control. Over the past 20 years, they have maintained close ties with al Qaeda, ISIS, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, the Pakistani Taliban, and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Theese groups sees opportunity of rebuild their ranks for West and Central Asia.

Afghanistan is once again at the center of jihadi extremism, The firing of 10 missiles by ISIS on Uzbekistan last week sends a message that the groups are trying to destabilize Afghanistan’s neighbors, which destroyed the geopolitical situation of the region. Economic stagnation, harsh sanctions, exclusion of women and girls from human rights, and the legal vacuum will once again turning Afghanistan into an exporter of terrorism. Recent attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan have been condemned by many countries and political institutions. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Kabul (UNAMA), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates and a number of other governments and international organizations expressed sorrow over the recent attacks, which killed and injured hundreds of civilians. But humanitarian aid and condemnation of incidents alone cannot solve the problem of Afghans, Humanitarian aid is good, it solves the urgent needs of the people, condemnation of incidents is also a moral generator of courage and hope.

But we must not forget that the security situation in Afghanistan, has a direct impact to the whole world, especially on the region. After the war in Ukraine, Afghanistan seems to have been overlooked by the international community, which will have dire consequences in the future. The international community must not allow this country to once again become a breeding ground for terrorism and terrorist groups to once again become a source of profit for pro-government. It is necessary to find permanent solutions to help Afghanistan achieve sustainable economic growth and save the lives of millions of people. It is needed a structure to connect Afghanistan to the world and establish an agreement between Afghanistan and the U.N. about human rights, women rights, freedom of speech and all the values a democracy need, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.

Noorwali Khpalwak, Afghan Journalist, Human Advisor Afghanistan

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VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO EN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE: UN DERECHO VULNERADO

La violencia de género es un problema a nivel mundial, dentro de las prácticas patriarcales persisten en las diferentes sociedades, manteniéndose costumbres que vulneran los derechos y la libertad de las mujeres, mediante la dominación del hombre hacia la mujer y Deesta manera, se encuentra naturalizada la violencia física y psicológica que sufren niñas y mujeres a diario. 

En América Latina y el Caribe, la violencia hacia la mujer parece no tener fin. Según el Observatorio de Igualdad de Género de América Latina y el Caribe, aproximadamente 4.091 mujeres fueron víctimas de feminicidio en 26 países (17 de América Latina y 9 del Caribe) durante el año 2020, siendo Honduras el país con mayor taza de violencia registrado en el continente (4,7 por cada 100.000 mujeres), seguido de República Dominicana (2,4 por cada 100.000 mujeres) y de país El Salvador (2,1 por cada 100.000 mujeres). Todas las mujeres de diversas edades están expuestas. Según la CEPAL, en 18 de los 26 países que están registrados, el rango de edad que registra mayores casos de feminicidio en el año 2000 corresponde a las mujeres cuyas edades eran entre 30 y 44 años (344 mujeres), seguido del grupo de adolescentes y mujeres cuyas edades van entre 15 a 29 años (355 mujeres).

Ante esto, ¿Qué acciones están tomando los gobiernos en los diversos países Latinoamericanos? En el informe «Del compromiso a la acción: políticas para erradicar la violencia contra las mujeres en América Latina y el Caribe», publicado en el año 2017 por PNUD y ONU Mujeres se observa que, 24 países latinoamericanos cuentan con leyes contra la violencia doméstica, pero solamente 16 de estos países han tipificado penalmente el feminicidio. 

Sin embargo, y debido a los continuos casos de feminicidio, desde el año 2015, diversos colectivos de mujeres y ciudadanas en general, protestan continuamente bajo el lema de “Ni Una Menos”, con la finalidad de dar visibilidad a la violencia de género que sufren miles de mujeres latinoamericanas año tras año. Por lo tanto, ante la demanda de los colectivos de movimientos de mujeres, los diversos gobiernos tienen que considerar el diseño de políticas de atención a la mujer violentada, así como los procesos de justicia a los feminicidas, cambiando los estándares patriarcales mediante el cual se vulnera los derechos de las mujeres. Por lo tanto, el problema se tiene que enraizar desde la transformación tanto educativa como social y de la mano con las políticas y el desarrollo de legislaciones que asegure: 1. Ciudades seguras para las mujeres, 2. Análisis y comprensión del daño causado a las mujeres violentadas y a la sociedad en general, 3. Protocolos de atención a las víctimas, 4. Mejora de los procesos legislativos.

La violencia de género es un problema que limita la inclusión de la mujer en todo ámbito. Al reducirla, se construye una sociedad más equitativa y justa. Para ello, se necesita replantear las estrategias existentes y plantear leyes más severas para abordar este problema social, pero sobretodo, para asegurar los derechos humanos de las mujeres, las cuales están despertando día a día y alzan su voz en conjunto haciendo saber a una sociedad machista que no están solas y que juntas se protegen entre ellas para cambiar una realidad violenta hacia las mismas.

Ana Claudia Balthazar Diaz, Sociologist

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