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Girls in Afghanistan still face unfair bans on education after two years:
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Guterres said on his social media platform X, “Two years have passed since the ban on girls attendance in schools in Afghanistan. This is an unjustifiable violation of human rights that inflicts long-term damage on the entire country.”
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"Banning education of girls in Afghanistan is 'Gender apartheid'; US, UK s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the treatment of Afghan women and girls "gender apartheid" and urged the American government and the UK government to impose sanctions on the Taliban, people directly responsible for such policies, TOLO News reported.
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Deprived of education, girls in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan set up handicraft pr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The girls said they are working to help their families and create job opportunities for other girls deprived of education.
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UNHCR program provides trade skills for women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
These women and girls who have been included in the project “Making Afghanistan”, earn their income by selling their handicrafts.
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Women, girls deserve full access to education: US envoy Thomas West on Tal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Following the ban on higher education for women by the Taliban, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West said that women and girls in Afghanistan should have complete access to education in honour of Malala Day, reported Khaama Press.
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Local woman establish arts centre for education of deprived young girls in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At a time when the Taliban's regime has taken away the basic rights of Afgan women, a local woman in the country's Herat province has established a training centre that offers miniature art classes to young girls who are deprived of education, Tolo News reported.
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Systematic discrimination against women in Afghanistan, UN report highligh
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"One of the most illustrative examples of the systematic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan today is the relentless issuance of edicts, decrees, declarations and directives restricting their rights, including their freedom of movement, attire and behaviour, and their acces
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Central Asia-EU meeting: Leaders express concern about Afghanistan's situa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
President of the European Council, Charles Michel, while speaking at the meeting, called for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, and respect for human rights, especially the right to education and work for women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Group of women, girls in Afghanistan's Herat provide work for themselves b
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Head of the kitchen, Manizha Sadat, said: "Women are banned from working out of the house, we planned to be at home and have activities, so we started making Afghan traditional food."
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Ban on women's education in Afghanistan increases risk of gender-based vio
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a statement, the UN said, "In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the commitments made during International Women's Day on March 8th, we wish to express our strong concerns about the weakening of respect for the rights of women
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Women, girls in Afghanistan under exile in own country, says UN Chief
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As Afghan women continue to grapple with challenges related to education due to Taliban-imposed bans, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a recent statement said that the females in war-torn Afghanistan are living in exile in their own country, TOLOnews reported.
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Unity in Security Council essential in face of Taliban violations of women
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On Friday, the UN's Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva addressed the Security Council in a private session, UN News reported. Otunbayeva said the UN Security Council must be unified in opposing policies against women and girls in Afghanistan.
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