The account of Manizha Sediqi, a female prisoner of the Taliban, exemplifies the daily struggles of women in Afghanistan The account of Manizha Sediqi, a female prisoner of the Taliban, exemplifies the daily struggles of women in Afghanistan
2024 Exceptional Woman of Peace Award Bestowed Upon Humaira Saqib Humaira Saqib Wins The 2024 Exceptional Woman of Peace Award
Purple Saturdays Movement: The Prohibition of Education for Afghan Girls Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity Purple Saturdays Movement: The Prohibition of Education for Afghan Girls Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity
End of the Third Doha Meeting on Afghanistan without the Presence of Afghan Women Representatives
The Third Doha Meeting on Afghanistan hosted by the United Nations, which faced widespread protests from women, civil society institutions, human rights activists, and anti-Taliban political activists, concluded without the presence of women.
Human Rights Advocates Have Ignored the Voices of Afghan Women and Girls
Afghan women's protest movements based in Iran have stated in a declaration regarding the Third Doha Meeting on Afghanistan that unfortunately we are witnessing the greatest political shame for democratic societies to the extent that, rewards of billions of dollars were offered for the capture and imprisonment of Taliban authorities, but today they have entered into negotiations and legitimization of this group.
Advocacy for Afghan Women in New York in conjunction with the Third Doha Meeting
The "All Together in Support of Afghan Women" program, initiated by the Women and Children's Legal Research Foundation and in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations, the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN), the Atlantic Council and Malala Fund, was held on June 27, 2024, at the headquarters of the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations in New York City.
Sima Samar, on the brink of the Doha Meeting: “The Taliban does not represent the people of Afghanistan”
Sima Samar, former Head of the Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan, declared about the third Doha Meeting, stating that the Taliban does not represent the people of Afghanistan and that this group lacks popular support.
Women Protesters Urge the Cessation of Tyranny over Women and Girls in Afghanistan
Women protesters desire to end the oppression against women and girls in Afghanistan.
Rina Amiri: “The Significance of Women’s Presence in Future Afghan Dialogues”
Rina Amiri, the Special Representative of the United States for Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan, has raised the importance of women's participation in discussions concerning the future of Afghanistan on her social media platform X in observance of International Women's Day in Diplomacy.
Heather Barr: Excluding Women from the Doha Meeting is a Betrayal of Women’s Rights and Dignity
Heather Barr, associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, in connection with the third Doha Meeting, posted a message on their social media page, stating that no Afghan woman has been invited to represent Afghan women at the third Doha Meeting, and women's rights issues have been omitted from the agenda of this conference.
UN Spokesperson: Women’s Rights to be Discussed at Doha Meeting
Stephane Dujarric, the United Nations spokesperson, responding to the absence of women at the Doha summit, emphasized that the Doha meetings are part of a process and that women and civil society in Afghanistan are integral to these gatherings.
Reactions to the Absence of Afghan Women in the Third Doha Meeting
The absence of Afghan women in the third Doha meeting has provoked numerous criticisms and reactions. Following concerns from human rights organizations about the absence of Afghan female representatives in this meeting, Roza Otenbayeva, the United Nations Special Representative, provided explanations regarding the exclusion of women from this gathering.
Faeiq: “The absence of female representatives at the third Doha meeting is disheartening”
Nasir Ahmad Faeiq, the acting representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, has deemed the exclusion of civil society and women representatives from the third Doha meeting as disheartening.