Women

Farangis Sogand studied political science and has occupied herself with civil and cultural activities for the past six years. She is a member of organizations such as the Afghanistan Pen Association and the Writers of the Balkh. She is the founder of two literary associations

Two decades after the Fourth World Conference on Women, women and girls around the world deserve better than this year’s CSW outcomes

Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan who face mounting violence – including threats, sexual assault and assassinations- are being abandoned by their own government despite the significant gains they have fought to achieve, Amnesty International said in a new report today.

As the conflict in the country escalates further, the situation of children affected by grave child rights violations has considerably deteriorated with many children either maimed or killed.

On Thursday evening a horrifying event took place in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. Alongside the Kabul River that winds through the city centre, a mob of men viciously attacked a woman named Farkhunda.

Displaced Afghan females face significant constraints to accessing education, health and employment opportunities, according to a new report by NRC. 7 out of 10 say they have never attended school.

The mentally ill woman, her face covered in blood, rose to her feet and looked out across the mob. She pleaded. But these men meant to kill her. A kick sent her tumbling backward. In the courtyard of one of Kabul’s most famous shrines, men hurled stones at her and struck her with wooden planks.

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Amnesty International has launched a new manifesto demanding that governments around the world end their attempts to control and criminalize women’s and girls’ sexuality and choices.

Report on violence against women Violence against women is one of the most serious human rights issues in Afghanistan. These violence is imposed on women in various forms which are sometimes very harsh and brutal.