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UN-led Doha talks with Taliban excludes women, Afghan rights activist says
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"We're going to continue learning. We're going to continue going to schools. We're going to continue doing what we believe is best for Afghanistan. When the time is right, I'm pretty sure that the country will accept their daughters."
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Afghan people losing trust in West, women's rights were not important in U
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Amid international concern over the erosion of women's rights in Afghanistan, Omar Haidari, a Berlin-based Afghan rights activist, has said that the Western countries cannot escape their share of responsibility for the human rights issues and that the agreement signed by the US with Talib
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SCO Secy General meets Pak FM Zardari, urges Taliban to respect Afghans' r
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General, Zhang Ming, who is in Pakistan on a four-day visit, held a meeting with the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari where both sides noted that Taliban must address internati
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UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Righ
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan.
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Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan, media reports said.
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UN special envoy holds dialogue with women representatives in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 30 (ANI): Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, on Wednesday, held a dialogue with women students and representatives in Kabul.
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Taliban's lack of accountability makes clear need for continued UN scrutin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The Taliban's claims that they will prevent abuses and hold abusers to account appears nothing more than a "public relations stunt" so far, said a US-based rights group, adding that the lack of accountability makes clear the need for continued UN scrutiny of
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Unable to work due to Taliban interference: Afghan rights commission
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19 (ANI): The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that the Taliban had seized its offices and was interfering with its work.
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US Deputy Secy of State discusses Afghan rights with top Uzbek diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman discussed ways to protect human rights in Afghanistan with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, following the swift Taliban takeover.
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