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End destructive policies against Afghan women, UN rights chief urges
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
On 24 December, the de facto authorities issued a decree banning women from working in NGOs, TOLOnews reported. This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
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Plan India's Young Girl Changemakers takeover influential leadership posit
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Committed to strengthening the girls' rights and gender equality space over the past decade, Plan India's Girl Changemakers stepped into leadership roles across Diplomatic Missions, Corporates, and Government bodies on the International
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Taliban's crackdown destroying lives of Afghan women, girls: Rights group
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 28 (ANI): The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban's crackdown on their human rights, a London-based rights group said in its new report.
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Violations of women's rights in Taliban led Afghanistan growing: HRW raise
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The list of Taliban violations of the rights of women and girls is long and growing, said Heather Barr, Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), as she raised growing concerns about the violation of the rights in the country.
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EU, Central Asian envoys express concern about women's rights in Afghanist
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], June 2 (ANI): EU and Central Asia Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan expressed strong concern about the recent and repeated announcement of policies affecting the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and encouraged the Taliban to ensure that a
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Rights group call for urgent debate on women's rights crisis in Afghanista
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The world's worst women's rights crisis demands an urgent and proportionate response from the UN Human Rights Council, urged a coalition of 25 leading NGOs from all world regions on Wednesday.
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Vietnam named as Asia's leading country for girls' rights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 8 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam is ranked 4th on the list of top Asian countries for girls' rights.
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EU, US 'deeply worried about Afghan women and girls'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 18 (ANI): US, European Union and several other countries, in a joint statement, expressed deep concern over the situation regarding women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan and urged the authorities to guarantee their protection.
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22 diplomatic missions, Plan India Girl Changemakers turn spotlight on gir
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Plan India's Girl Changemakers from 10 states in India stepped into the roles of ambassadors and high commissioners from 22 diplomatic missions on Friday to mark the International Day of the Girl Child (IDG).
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