Norway Urges Taliban To Uphold International Human Rights Obligations
Norway says the Taliban must uphold Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations and end discrimination against women and girls.
Norway says the Taliban must uphold Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations and end discrimination against women and girls.
Norway’s diplomatic mission for Afghanistan, echoing United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan concerns over the Taliban’s child marriage decree, stressed the need to protect children’s rights.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, Norway’s diplomatic mission for Afghanistan emphasised the protection of children’s rights and the importance of ensuring justice and equal rights for all Afghans.
Earlier, UNAMA expressed concern over the Taliban’s newly approved regulations on marital separation, saying Article 18 of the decree forms part of a broader and deeply worrying trend that is gradually eroding the rights of Afghan women and girls.
Norway was among the first Western countries to maintain channels of communication with the Taliban after the group returned to power in August 2021.
During the years when the Taliban were fighting Western forces and Afghanistan’s former government, Norway hosted several rounds of direct talks in Oslo between the Taliban and their political opponents.
Norway has also accepted Taliban diplomats on its soil, although it has not formally recognised the group as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
This policy reflects the broader approach adopted by many Western countries, which seek conditional and practical engagement with the Taliban to pursue humanitarian goals and manage Afghan migration, without granting the group full political legitimacy.
