Human Rights Watch invites ICC to suspend Afghanistan in response to the attack of Taliban on women’s rights | Current news
Human Rights Watch invited the International Caucasian Council to suspend Afghanistan in response to Taliban’s attack on women’s rights.
All women’s sport is effectively banned in the regime, and most of the women’s cricket team lives in exile.
This puts the country directly in contrast to the ICC membership conditions, but the men’s team in Afghanistan is allowed to continue participating in an international game, including the ICC Champions Trophy.
England came under political pressure to boycott the group game against them, eventually lost after deciding to go forward with a fixture.
HRW Global Initiative Director Minky Worden has sent a new call to the control body of the game to take measures, writing an e-mail by ICC President Jay Shahu saying: “We are writing at the moment to pray the International Cup Council to suspend Taliban Afghanistan from ICC membership, and again participate in international and sports.
“We also invite the ICC to implement human rights policy on the basis of the principles of the United Nations about business and human rights.
“Not allowing women and girls to play crickets and do not allow the national team to women and girls to compete at international level, the Afghan Cricket Committee fails to adhere to (ICC) policy against discrimination.
“With a crunch that enters the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, global cricket sponsors and the International Olympic Committee can no longer neglect the Taliban sharper gender discrimination and violation of Olympic principles.
“International Cricket Council has a responsibility to ensure that its systems do not neglect or worse, stimulate systematic sexual discrimination.”
Afghanistan was eliminated in a group stage in the champion trophy after the rain against Australia ended hopes that he would reach the semifinals.
The team qualified for the semi -finals at last year’s T20 World Cup, while they finished sixth in the 2023 World Cup World Cup after defeating England.
Sky Sports News addressed the ICC for comment.
