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Decision to ban Afghan women from public parks must be reversed, says righ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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Taliban deny entry of female students in campus for not wearing Burqa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taliban crackdown on Afghan women and girls continues as one of the Taliban guards barred female students from entering the campus for not wearing a Burqa on Sunday.
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UN deplores deteriorating condition of Afghan women, girls under Taliban r
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that severe restrictions have been put in place in the country in order to render women "invisible" in society, as the Taliban has imposed numerous restrictions on women and girls.
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Regression of women's rights continues in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August last year, women and girls in the country continue to be persecuted for speaking out for fundamental rights and have been limited to their homes, according to a recent report of United Nations.
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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Urvashi Rautela chops hair in support of Iranian women protesters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 17 (ANI): After calling herself a victim of "bullying" online, and comparing her situation to that of Mahsa Amini, Urvashi Rautela has decided to chop off her hair to extend support to Iranian women and girls who have been killed in protests at the death
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US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members over repression of women,
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): The United States has imposed visa restrictions on members of the Taliban and other individuals responsible for the repression of women and girls in Afghanistan through policies and violence, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
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UK Rights envoy raises concern on 'grave' oppression of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): As human rights violations continue to take place in Afghanistan, Britain's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French condemned the suppression of women in Afghanistan and said that the condition for women and girls in the country is deteriorating and the
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Future of women and girls in Afghanistan 'bleak', warn UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): UN experts on Friday called on the international community yet again to restore the declining human rights situation in Afghanistan and warned that the future of the country is bleak for its women and girls.
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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