The England men’s cricket team is scheduled to face Afghanistan in the group stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy on February 26.
But women’s rights campaigners called on the UK to carry out the shooting in protest against ongoing human rights abuses in Afghanistan. The Women’s Rights Network (WRN) issued a statement on Tuesday calling for the cancellation of all sporting events with the Afghanistan national team, as well as the February championship match.
“The Women’s Rights Network calls on England to abstain from the match. In fact, we call on politicians and sports governing bodies to do more. (British Prime Minister) Keir Starmer calls for a boycott of all Afghanistan matches in all sports. We demand that the (England cricket team) forfeit all matches against the Afghanistan men’s cricket team in all tournaments and that the women in the family be free to dress as they wish. Get an education, get a job, travel, How can one, in good conscience, have a bank account, speak and sing in a country that denies women their basic human rights, the group wrote.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the Labor Party convention in Liverpool, England, on Tuesday. (AP)
“Pride in the team shirt includes pride in the country’s record of fighting against dictators, standing up for human rights and celebrating sporting success. What is happening to the women of Afghanistan is appalling and any sportsperson with a conscience should do the right thing. .: Boycott Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan has been under Taliban control since August 2021 after President Biden ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops. As a result of this withdrawal, 13 American soldiers were killed and Taliban forces took control of the capital Kabul almost immediately. Additionally, 45 US soldiers were harmed, and more than 170 Afghan civilians were killed.
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After the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15, 2021, the country’s economy “basically collapsed” as international funding through government donor schemes such as the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund was cut off, according to UNDP.
The Taliban’s takeover has led to particularly appalling treatment of women in the country.
Under Sharia law, women are not allowed to move around in public unless they are accompanied by a male relative. Typically you are only allowed to leave the house for urgent matters, in which case you must be fully veiled.
In August taliban ruler In an effort to fight against vice and promote virtue, a new law approved by the supreme leader has introduced legislation to ban women’s voices and bare faces in public places.
Women have an obligation to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim men and women to avoid corruption. Women’s voices are considered intimate, so they cannot be heard singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public. It is forbidden for women to see men with whom they are not related by blood or marriage, and vice versa.
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Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq celebrates with his teammates after being sent off during the second T20 international cricket match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on December 13, 2024. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)
In Afghanistan, women have been banned from attending secondary school, and from 2022, they have been banned from studying altogether. Although there are courses that women can take through online education, female students cannot take the exam.
In July UN report The ministry said the edict and the methods used to enforce it are creating a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.
“Given the many problems outlined in the report, the de facto position of authorities that this oversight will escalate raises serious concerns for all Afghans, especially women and girls,” said Fiona, head of the Human Protection Agency. Fiona Frazer said: I am doing human rights volunteer work at the UN Mission in Afghanistan.
The Taliban rejected the UN report.
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