Montly Archive October 2013
In Kabul, trading women like cattle
Afghanistan has become a key source for victims of sex-trafficking. It remains a hidden crime, flourishing despite laws meant to protect women. A vicious cycle of poverty and cultural practices keep women trapped.
Monday، 14 October، 2013The Women of the Afghanistan War
The present war in Afghanistan, now nearly 12 years old, has affected the lives of millions of women. Many have been victimized; others have played the roles of soldiers, insurgents, politicians, caregivers, and much more.
Monday، 14 October، 2013United for Baha’i Children Human Rights
Ending Child Marriage
The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is participating in a worldwide campaign this month to end early marriage in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries where girls are forced by their parents to marry when they are as young as ten years old.
Monday، 14 October، 2013U.N. Extends NATO Force in Afghanistan for Last Time
‘Politics is a Men-Only Game’: Female Candidate Quits Presidential Race in Tajikistan
International Day of the Girl Child : Pakistan’s future depends on addressing girls’ access to school
Death Penalty in Iran : A State Terror Policy
Special Update for 11th World Day Against the Death Penalty FIDH, LDDHI Death Penalty in Iran : A State Terror Policy The change of administration in the Islamic Rep175038412-DP-Report-Update-for-World-Day-October-2013-Engublic of Iran (IRI) and taking of […]
Sunday، 13 October، 2013Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponswins 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
Just and modern societies cannot be founded on killing: abolish the death penalty!
“Long live death!” is how Franco’s militias sometimes celebrated their victories during the 1930s Spanish civil war. Yes, there have always been – and remain – those States that champion death over life, barbarism over reason. And what better symbol of this outmoded ideology than the death penalty?
Thursday، 10 October، 2013
