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UN women's division urges international community to stand with Afghan gir
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. The organisation called on nations to support Afghan women and girls and invest in their resistance.
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Women survivors of gender-based violence being jailed by Taliban: UN Repor
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, Khaama Press reported, citing the Office of the Deputy of the United Nations in Afghanistan.
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Iran: Lack of jobs pose major challenge to Afghan immigrant women
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to unofficial statistics, approximately 4 to 5 million migrants, of which 90 per cent are Afghan migrants, live in Iran, with 41 per cent of them being women, Khaama Press reported.
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US expects Taliban to prevent Afghanistan from being safe haven for terror
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Miller said that US will continue to remain concerned about the potential for terrorist activists in Afghanistan.
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Amongst the leaders in gender equality, Finland awards International prize
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Finland on Monday here awarded the International Gender Equality prize for 2023 to an NGO in Afghanistan which works to promote and protect the rights of women in Afghanistan.
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Granting education to women not the only critirea to secure Taliban recogn
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We use the term normalization, not recognition, and it's not simply a check-off of giving girls and education for recognition; this is a process in which we are coordinating with the rest of the international community, and there is much to be done for the Taliban to get that type of normal
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UNAMA reiterates its commitment to rights of women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As women and girls continue to face denial of basic human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reiterated its commitment to the rights of women and girls in the country on the occasion of World Human Rights Day, according t
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UN special rapporteur condemns lack of accountability for crimes in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, condemned the lack of accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human rights violations, TOLO News reported.
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"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a system of widespread discrimination against women and girls," TOLOnews reported.
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Amnesty International calls for release of four Afghan women human right d
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by Khaama Press.
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Afghan women still face arrests, threats, suppression: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch has said women in Afghanistan still face arrests, threats and suppression, TOLO News reported.
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Afghanistan to receive humanitarian aid of 60 million euros from Germany
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Afghanistan has received a 60 million euro donation as humanitarian aid from Germany, which will help Afghans who have returned from Pakistan and the victims of the earthquake in Herat province, Khaama Press reported.
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