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Women's Rights Activists: Women’s Rights Activists: “The Situation of Afghan Women Is More Tragic Than Portrayed in the Media”
945 Days Passing Since the Deprivation of Girls from the Right to Education in Afghanistan 945 Days Passing Since the Deprivation of Girls from the Right to Education in Afghanistan
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UNAMA Demands the Release of Education Activists and Women’s Rights Advocates from Taliban Captivity
UNAMA, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the continued imprisonment of Ahmad Fahim Azimi and Sediqullah Afghan, activists for girls’ education, and women’s rights activist, Manizha Sediqi. UNAMA, on Wednesday, January 3rd, issued a statement in which it called for an end to arbitrary detentions by the Taliban. “The continued […]
829 Days of Seclusion and Prohibition of Education for Female Students in Afghanistan
December 30, (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – 829 days have passed since girls’ schools were closed to girls above the sixth grade in Afghanistan. The deprivation of girls from education has sparked numerous national and international reactions, yet despite the strong emphasis from international organizations, the school gates remain closed to girls by the Taliban. […]
The recent remarks by Roza Otunbayeva, the head of UNAMA, requesting increased global interaction with the Taliban, have sparked a strong reaction from Afghan women protesters.
The recent remarks by Roza Otunbayeva, the head of UNAMA, requesting increased global interaction with the Taliban, have sparked a strong reaction from Afghan women protesters. KABUL, Dec 29 (Afghanistan Women’s News Agency) – The women protesters, members of the Purple Saturdays Movement, have objected to the recent statements made by the head of UNAMA […]
Taliban Arrests Women’s Rights Activist Julia Parsi
Afghan Women’s News Agency – Julia Parsi and her young son were arrested by the Taliban Intelligence Directorate and taken to an unknown location. Julia Parsi is a women’s rights activist and a protester against the Taliban’s discriminatory and misogynistic policies. This is despite the fact that the Taliban group had arrested Neda Parwani with […]
Hamid Karzai and Thomas West Emphasize the Importance of Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s News Agency – Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, spoke in a video conference with Thomas West, the special representative of the United States of America for Afghanistan, about the importance and impact of education of girls and boys in having a bright future and economic growth of Afghanistan. Hamid Karzai has […]
Rising Poverty to Forced Marriage of Girls to Escape Hunger in Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s News Agency – After the Taliban imposed restrictions on the work of relief agencies and the lack of funds for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, economic and human rights problems are increasing alarmingly in the country. The World Food Program (WFP) has expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan by publishing a newsletter on […]
Ahmadi: “Crimes against humanity and gender apartheid in Afghanistan should be documented and recognized”
Afghan Women’s News Agency – Human rights defender Abdullah Ahmadi gave a speech at the periodic meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, criticized the continuing violence and crimes of the Taliban and the silence of international organizations against these crimes and emphasized on documenting the crimes of this group and how to deal […]
U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor:”The Taliban will not be recognized unless they respect women’s rights”
Afghan Women’s News Agency – AMBASSADOR MICHÈLE TAYLOR U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, has expressed her concern about the current situation of women in Afghanistan. Mrs. Taylor, who was speaking at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council, said that the United States and the countries of the […]
Women’s March in Kabul: “Compatriots, Come along; Rapscallion will always be Rapscallion”
A group of protesting women came to the streets of Kabul this morning, Thursday, December 22, in opposition to the deprivation of women’s right to education and chanted the slogans of “Education, Work and Freedom”. These protesting women from the intersection of Dehburi to the intersection of Kabul University with the slogans “Either all or […]
Afghan journalists protest in Pakistan: The media has fallen into the trap of extremism
A number of Afghan journalists in Pakistan on Monday (June 27th) at a protest rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, strongly criticized the negligence of journalists and human rights organizations, saying that the journalists were in poor mental health and Institutions supporting journalists and human rights countries have been forgotten. They have issued protest statements stating that […]
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