Svar på spørgsmål 161 vedr. regeringens vurdering af afghanske kvinders manglende beskyttelse

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URU alm. del – svar på spørgsmål 161 fra Sascha Faxe (ALT) stillet
den 4. september 2025 til udenrigsministeren
Spørgsmål 161
Hvilken vurdering har regeringen af, at afghanske kvinder, herunder enker og
enlige kvinder uden mandlig værge, reelt efterlades uden mulighed for beskyttelse
eller overlevelse, og vil regeringen rejse dette som et
menneskerettighedsspørgsmål internationalt?
Svar
Regeringen benytter enhver lejlighed til at fordømme
menneskerettighedsovergrebene i Afghanistan og ikke mindst forholdene for
afghanske kvinder og piger, som regeringen vurderer som helt uacceptable. Det
sker gennem bl.a. gennem Danmarks medlemskab af FN’s Sikkerhedsråd, senest
ved drøftelsen om Afghanistan medio september 2025 jf. vedlagte erklæring fra ni
medlemmer af FN’s Sikkerhedsråd inkl. Danmark, og i forbindelse med øvrige
drøftelser af Afghanistan i internationalt regi, ofte koordineret gennem EU, som fx
drøftelserne i FN’s Menneskerettighedsråd, senest i september måned 2025. Fra
dansk side støtter man desuden afghanske kvinder og piger gennem projekter med
fokus på basale levevilkår, som gennemføres af danske civilsamfundsorganisationer
og internationale organisationer.
Med venlig hilsen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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WPS Joint Statement on the occasion of the UNAMA Briefing
September 17th, 9:45 am – Delivered by ROK
We, the representatives of Denmark, France, Greece, Guyana, Panama, the Republic of
Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and the United Kingdom, signatories of the Shared
Commitments on Women, Peace and Security of the Security Council, reiterate our strong
condemnation of the Taliban’s ongoing and institutionalized gender-based discrimination
and violence, which may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity under
the Rome Statute.
We have gathered today to express our unwavering support for the women and girls of
Afghanistan. We express our deepest sympathy and condolences to those affected by the
earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan end of August. We urge the Taliban to lift any
restriction on women’s access to humanitarian services, to ensure all women and girls
remain part of the humanitarian response and receive urgent attention in rescue, emergency
assistance, medical care and the provision of safe shelter and protection.
We are deeply appalled by the Taliban’s worsening repression against women and girls in
Afghanistan – all the more so in light of the return of 1.7 million Afghan refugees, many
of them involuntarily.
- The increased implementation and enforcement of the so-called Law on the
Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice severely impedes women’s
fundamental freedoms, their economic rights, and their access to lifesaving
healthcare, and even deprives them from the right to speak in public.
- The ongoing bans on women working for NGOs and the United Nations deny
vulnerable groups – especially women and girls – from access to life-saving
assistance. We strongly condemn the reported threats and harassment of UNAMA
personnel.
We demand that the Taliban immediately reverse all laws, policies and practices that restrict
the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, and uphold Afghanistan’s
obligations under international law, including the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) as well as Security Council
resolutions 2593 and 2681.
- We also support all efforts to fight impunity inAfghanistan and ensure accountability
for international crimes, including gender-based crimes. We take note, among other
initiatives, of the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for two
senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
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We express our solidarity with Afghan women and girls who persist with extraordinary
resilience. Despite near-total restrictions, they sustain businesses, serve as humanitarian
workers and midwives, and lead communities.
We call on the Taliban:
- To uphold the right of Afghan girls to pursue education beyond primary school,
including medical training.
- To immediately reopen avenues for women’s economic participation, including their
right to work and participate in all spheres of public life.
- To completely cease targeting Afghan women human rights defenders, civil society
representatives, and peacebuilders who provide life-saving support to the Afghan
population.
We stress that the UN-led Doha Process:
- Must deliver concrete progress on the protection of women’s rights and guarantee
the participation of diverse groups of women throughout the process, including in
the development of a political roadmap.
As we mark the 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and
the 25th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325, we face a defining test of our
collective resolve and credibility.
As members of the Security Council, we affirm our unwavering commitment to ensuring
the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation of women and girls in all aspects of
Afghan society as well as their protection from all forms of violence and discrimination.
Thank you.