Taliban reintroduces stoning of women in Afghanistan | iRADIO

Sharia is a legal system that Islam derives from the Koran. Where the exact meaning cannot be deduced, religious scholars may present their interpretation. Extremist groups use their own interpretation to consolidate their position.

“We will flog the women, publicly stone them to death.” These words were spoken on television by the highest leader of the Taliban. Ta harsher interpretation of Sharia law.

“You can say that it is against your democratic principles, you can say that when we stone or flog women in public, we violate their rights, but I see it differently, I defend human rights, I am the representative of God, the West of the devil,” the Taliban leader continued.

After this speech, a member of the Afghan organization Women’s Window of Hope fighting for human rights summarized the situation of Afghan women.

“Now they have no one to stand up for them, to protect them from the punishments of the Taliban. Afghan women are now alone,” says lawyer Safia Arefi.

States and international organizations have been silent for a long time and do not comment on the situation of women in Afghanistan, thus indirectly enabling public flogging and stoning, writes the British news server The Telegraph.

Dark times

“The money that goes to Afghanistan from international organizations for humanitarian aid goes to the Taliban, who use it for the wrong purposes and even more against women. So we women live in prison, and the Taliban is making it smaller for us every day.” says Tala, a former civil servant.

“As a woman, I don’t feel safe in Afghanistan. Every morning begins with a barrage of announcements and orders derived from Sharia law, which impose restrictions and strict rules on women, deprive them of even the smallest joys and extinguish hope for a better future.”supplies.

After August 2021, when the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, they abolished the Western-backed constitution of Afghanistan and replaced it with their interpretation of Sharia law. “In the last two and a half years, the Taliban have abolished institutions that provided services to Afghan women,” said Samira Hamidi, Afghanistan campaigner for Amnesty International.

Amnesty International reports on the restrictions women face every day. Girls can only go to the first grade of primary school, they are not allowed to work, appear on TV or go to the park. Even medical care is very limited. They cannot reach it without a male escort, as well as the journeys, which should be longer than 72 kilometers.

History

The leader of the Talibanmentioned the plan to introduce public flogging and stoning of women already in his speech afterconquestKabul in 2021. In the same year, he said that the Taliban was returning to the punishments that were used in the 1990s. Taliban courts at the time imposed physical punishments such as chopping off the hands of convicted thieves or public executions.

Over the past year, Taliban-appointed judges have ordered 417 public executions and floggings, including 57 women. In February, the Taliban publicly executed people in stadiums where other fellow citizens were expected to attend for educational reasons, reportsAfghan Witnessan organization monitoring human rights in Afghanistan.

Afghan human rights organizations are horrified by the Taliban leader’s decision, but not surprised. The last vestiges of rights, which have protected women and girls in at least some respects, are gradually disappearing. Millions of Afghan women and girls are thus facing difficult times.

Klára Fišerová

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