Afghan Women
Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability
Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]
Wednesday، 19 May، 2021ICAN : U.S. Policy in Afghanistan – What Withdrawal Means for Afghan Women & the Future
ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]
Monday، 17 May، 2021Statement – The Observatory – AFGHANISTAN: Urgent action needed to protect women rights defenders
AFGHANISTAN: Urgent action needed to protect women rights defenders Paris-Geneva, April 14, 2021 – Women human rights defenders in Nangarhar Province are at high risk of being killed following death threats issued by the Islamic […]
Thursday، 15 April، 2021In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed Feelings
Internews By Laura Stein Lindamood. Download and Read the Full Report Here The power of still-nascent social media to affect social change, distribute information, and affect traditional roles are among findings of a new wide-ranging […]
Wednesday، 3 March، 2021‘You Should Be in the Kitchen’: At Afghan Assembly, Women Are Told They Don’t Belong
The assembly, known as a loya jirga, was convened by President Ashraf Ghani to debate Afghanistan’s path to peace. Organizers proudly pointed out that 30 percent of the 3,200 delegates were women. But several female delegates said they felt ignored, marginalized or patronized.
Wednesday، 15 May، 2019Video: A Kiss For My Vote: Afghan Candidates Talk Of Harassment
Video: A Kiss For My Vote: Afghan Candidates Talk Of Harassment
Friday، 15 March، 2019Afghan Women Six Point Agenda for Moscow Peace Talks:
Decades of factional wars, the Taliban rule, and the losses sustained during the insurgency and counter-insurgency have left millions of Afghan women widowed, children orphaned, and men disabled.
Thursday، 21 February، 2019Ex-President Karzai Betrays Afghan Women
The former President Downplays Role for Women in Talks with Taliban
Wednesday، 23 January، 2019Adultery, rape and escaping the house
Many countries with Sharia-derived legislation criminalize consensual sexual relations outside of marriage. This criminalization creates important barriers to women’s access to protection against rape, as documented widely over the last two decades.
Tuesday، 30 October، 2018War widows in Afghanistan pay a heavy price for their husbands’ sacrifice
Widowed Afghan grandmother Janat Bibi has no adult males left in her family after the Taliban killed her son and two grandsons during an attack on their police base a few months ago.
Monday، 18 December، 2017
