The Taliban hosted by yet another European country, even as we still have no news—3 weeks after their disappearance—on whereabouts of 4 women activists & relatives abducted in Kabul after recent women’s rights protests. This was raised with the Taliban in Oslo; they did nothing.
Parwana Ibrahim Khil and Tamana Paryani were abducted with their relatives on Jan. 19. Two more women's rights activists in Kabul were taken last week: Mursal Ayar on Feb. 2 & Dr Zahra Mohammadi—outside her medical clinic—on Feb. 3. We have no information as to their whereabouts.
In Oslo, Afghan activists and international diplomats urged the Taliban to stop arbitrary detention of women activists, forced disappearances, crackdowns on media, extrajudicial killings, torture, prohibiting female education, employment & freedom to travel without male escort.
Yet as noted by the democratically-elected government of Afghanistan, weeks have passed, and "there has been no signal whatsoever of a fundamental shift in the Taliban's stance on these issues."
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Ilhan Omar’s husband just accused journalist Masih Alinejad of not liking Muslims—even though she was born a Muslim in Iran, and in the editorial (which he seems not to have read) mentions her hijab-wearing mother among “many relatives who are pious Muslims I love and respect.”
“Weeks after the Women’s March, I reached out to some of the organizers to seek their help for my campaign against compulsory hijab. I found hardly anyone was willing to support my campaign lest they be accused of promoting Islamophobia.” @AlinejadMasihwashingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
“I worry that other Americans might be creating precedents that could undermine our freedom to speak out. In December, the House passed the Combating International Islamophobia Act by a vote of 219-212, introduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)”
North Korea has launched six ballistic missiles in four weapons tests since January 5th — almost as many missiles in one month as it launched in all of last year. All in blatant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, nytimes.com/2022/01/25/wor…
"North Korea's presidency of the Conference on Disarmament is going to cause diplomatic waves, given its repeated violations of UN resolutions prohibiting it from conducting nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests." @JoongAngDaily koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/01/26/nat…
Today at the U.N. Human Rights Council, 🇨🇳 #China reviewed the human rights record of 🇸🇾 #Syria. “China recognizes the efforts made by the Syrian government to maintain national unity, promote economic and social reconstruction, improve people's livelihood and combat terrorism.”
"China calls on the international community to respect Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the choice of the Syrian people. External interference, provocation of confrontation and imposition of sanctions will not solve the problem..."
"but will only bring deep suffering to the Syrian people. Unilateral coercive measures against Syria should be lifted immediately.
China offers four proposals to Syria. One is to continue to implement the Post-War National Development 2030 Strategic Plan."
The human rights judgment of Norway’s FM Anniken Huitfeldt, who is today hosting the Taliban to discuss girls’ education and who last week addressed the UN Security Council about the Middle East without ever mentioning Iran’s sponsorship of terror, is equal to her selfie skills.