The pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which is under the leadership of Mexico, through a Special Communiqué, expressed its concern about the current situation in Afghanistan, which has affected welfare, security and integrity of its population in the country.
Through the document published on the CELAC website, he highlights his deep concern for human rights and fundamental freedoms of the inhabitants of the Middle Eastern nation.
“We urge all actors, mainly those who hold power, to ensure fundamental guarantees and human rights, of all the Afghan people and of civil society in general, to guarantee a life with safety, protection, dignity and freedom. of all types of discrimination and abuses, in accordance with the obligations emanating from International Law, ”the organization highlighted.
Next, the full Communiqué:
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expresses its concern about the current situation in Afghanistan, which has affected the well-being, security and integrity of its population, and in particular, that of women, girls and boys, religious minorities. , LGBTI + people and other groups in vulnerable situations.
Therefore, we express our deep concern for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Afghan population, including human dignity, physical integrity, access to education and work, political participation, the free development of personality, freedom of expression and opinion and freedom of movement, as well as the right to self-determination of peoples, the rule of law and the democratic principles on which the State and its institutions are founded.
We urge all actors, mainly those who hold power, to ensure fundamental guarantees and human rights, of all the Afghan people and of civil society in general, to guarantee a life with safety, protection, dignity and freedom from all types of discrimination and abuses, in accordance with the obligations arising from International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law and the Charter of the United Nations.
