An exiled women’s rights movement based in Pakistan has raised concerns over the exclusion of girls from this year’s university entrance examinations, asserting that the Taliban’s human rights violations are “undeniable.”
The group has called on the international community to recognize the Taliban as “violators of human rights, women’s rights, and perpetrators of gender apartheid,” emphasizing the need to bring them to justice.
“Be aware that soon the rope of the people’s pursuit of justice will strangle you and the rule of law, justice, and humanity will be established in our land,” the movement warned, addressing the Taliban.
The movement also criticized those involved in the management of the university entrance examinations, accusing them of aiding the Taliban in violating women and girls’ access to education.
“What joy will your participation and victory in such educational, academic, and professional competitions bring when tears of pain flow like blood from the eyes of your sisters and all their dreams and hopes are plundered?” the statement read, addressing male participants in the examinations.
Over the past three years, the Taliban has deprived women and girls of their basic rights, including access to work and education. This year’s university entrance examinations were held without the presence of female high school graduates. Girls above grade six, as well as female university students, have been banned from attending their schools and universities by the Taliban.
