kabul: The Islamic Emirate described the US Congress hearing on the situation of Afghan women as a show.
Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate’s political office in Qatar, told TOLOnews that individuals participating in the US Congress hearing are present under the guise of defending human rights for their personal goals.
Shaheen said: “Those who participate in such hearings or speak there do not represent the women of Afghanistan but attend for personal and political goals under the banner of human rights slogans.”
Meanwhile, some women’s rights activists called such hearings ineffective without the presence of representatives of women from within the country.
“Hopefully, women who attend this hearing are facing school and university closures and work and social restrictions. If they attend, it will be better, and we hope this hearing will be fruitful for all the people of Afghanistan, especially for women,” said Tafsir Siahposh, a women’s rights activist.
“I don’t think holding such hearings without the presence of women living in Afghanistan and grappling with these problems will be fruitful,” said Alamtab Rasooli, another women’s rights activist.
The US Congress Human Rights Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing on the situation of Afghan women in two days.
In a statement, this commission said the hearing would be held with the presence of Rina Amiri, the US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights for Afghanistan, Heather Barr, the associate women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch, and a number of other women.
