“Empty Chairs – 5 Years Under the Taliban”: Human Rights Event in Göttingen (August 15)

On Saturday, August 15, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is organizing a public human rights event titled “Empty Chairs – 5 Years Under the Taliban” in front of the Auditorium in Göttingen. The event highlights the systematic exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan from education and public life and presents specific demands to the German federal government. The human rights organization calls on the federal government, in particular, to clearly denounce the Taliban’s human rights abuses and to refrain from diplomatically recognizing them or cooperating with them. Additionally, the STP demands a halt to deportations as well as expedited visa procedures for Afghans at risk.

At the center of the event are 20 symbolic, empty chairs bearing the first names of schoolgirls who are studying underground in Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s ban. The installation is complemented by brief speeches from Afghan women who provide context on the current situation on the ground and present political demands to the German government. Information materials are also available for those interested.

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