Human Rights Watch report says women who worked in security services were betrayed by former Afghan government and by countries that have not resettled them
Afghan policewomen stand in formation during a graduation ceremony at a police training centre in Herat, Afghanistan on Dec. 22, 2011. Some 500 officers graduated following their eight-week training course at Ansar 606 police training centre in the western province of Herat.
Afghan women have been betrayed twice, Human Rights Watch said, first by the former Afghan government, which allowed sexual abuse against the female officers to go on, and secondly by countries that ignored the abuse and have not resettled them. “These women are not only being threatened by the Taliban,” she said, “but also their family members now, because it was never accepted to be a female police officer in the country and now that there is no protection, certainly for women, there are reports that some of these policewomen have been killed by their family members after the Taliban takeover.
She said IRCC continues to process eligible applications received under the various measures for Afghan nationals. Citing safety and security concerns, she said IRCC is not able to provide additional details and cannot comment or speculate on future measures or initiatives. “Being a woman in Afghanistan these days, you don’t have any rights, but imagine being a woman who has worked for the security forces.”
Human Rights Watch called on the Taliban to stop intimidating, harassing and punishing former government officials, including former policewomen.
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