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EU condemns Taliban ban on women from public parks and gyms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The EU called on the Taliban to honour obligations under international law, in particular human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, and to ensure respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the Afghan population.
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Pakistan's jirga announces ban on women's entry in tourist spots
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's 'jirga' (tribal council) of elders announced a ban on women's entry to tourist spots and said that they will take it upon themselves to enforce the decision if the government did not impose it by Sunday.
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Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to offices
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday prevented the entry of beardless government employees to their offices in Afghanistan.
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Dark days return for Afghan women, Taliban re-imposes repressive laws in n
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 (ANI): After capturing new areas in Afghanistan, the Taliban has re-imposed repressive laws and retrograde policies on Afghan women that defined its 1996-2001 rule when they enforced their version of Islamic Sharia law.
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Bhopal: Jain, Gujarati organisations impose ban on pre-wedding shoot, male
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): In a contentious decision, Jain and Gujarati Samaj organisations in Bhopal have forbidden its members from pre-wedding shoots, hiring male choreographers for dance training to females and have also imposed a ban on women family members from danc
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K Dhanya Sanal first woman trekking to Agasthyarkoodam peak after HC order
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Agasthyarkoodam (Kerala), Jan 14 (ANI): The 38-year-old K Dhanya Sanal, a spokesperson for the Union Ministry of Defence here, has become the first woman, who is trekking to Agasthyarkoodam peak, after the Kerala High Court lifted the ban on women's trekking on December 9 last year.
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Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving ends
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], June 24 (ANI): As Saudi Arabia lifted its longstanding ban on women driving, ladies can now legally get behind the wheel of a car for the first time beginning today.
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Women right activists hopeful for landmark judgment in Sabarimala Temple c
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru/Kolkata [India], Oct 13 (ANI): As the Supreme Court is set to pronounce its verdict on ban on women's entry into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, women right activist on Friday expressed hope for a positive and landmark judgment in the matter.
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SC to pronounce order on ban on women's entry in Sabarimala temple
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India],Oct 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday pronounce its order on ban on women's entry into Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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Kerala dress code row: "Why not 'mundus' for men, if '
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): Amid the furore over the ban on women from wearing jeans at the government medical college in Trivandrum, the Confederation of Medical College Doctors has called on the education centre to create a dress code with a rationale and without any discrimination.
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SC to hear Haji Ali Dargah Trust's plea challenging Bombay HC order
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear Haji Ali Dargah Trust's plea challenging the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Muslim shrine in South Mumbai.
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