Wearing masks of some Afghan women victims of violence and terrorism, a number of RAWA activists organized a protest on the International Human Rights Day under the medieval rule of the Taliban. They chanted slogans against Taliban and vowed to continue their fight for justice and the rights of Afghan women.They were carrying placards with the following slogans in Persian, Pushto and English:
Afghan women are rising up, never accept slavery!
We will never pardon Taliban for the blood of Frozans, Arezos, Negars and other women victims!
Fundamentalism + Imperialism = Barbarism!
“They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn't Know We Were Seeds”
A society were women are in chains, will never experience prosperity!
In the absence of freedom and democracy, human rights have no meaning!
In a statement presented by a RAWA activist in the protest, it reads:
“International Human Rights Day comes at a time when Afghanistan is no longer facing "human rights catastrophe" but the complete collapse of its human life. After the United States and NATO betrayed our people again and handed over Afghanistan to their Taliban minion, as expected, the so-called "achievements" of twenty years collapsed in twenty minutes, and made our people face an all-encompassing and unprecedented crisis.”
“Afghan women have gained awareness that today they are at the forefront of the fight against fundamentalism for freedom and justice, albeit at a rudimentary level. We strongly believe that these day-to-day struggles will become more widespread and roaring.”
