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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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Gender pay disparity, unpaid childhood chores are related: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 23 (ANI): Young women and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research. The research shows women's later employment participation is affected by taking on the weight of this care burden in childhood, thus addin
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US special envoy skips Doha meet, says will talk to Taliban after their co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 2 (ANI): While skipping the Doha meeting between the US delegation and Taliban representatives, US special envoy for Afghan women Rina Amiri said that she will only talk to the Taliban when they take concrete steps to ensure human rights, especially the rights of wo
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Human Rights Council holds urgent debate on rights of women and girls in A
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Af
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India calls for protection of women's rights in Afghanistan at UNHRC meet
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): India at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council meeting on Afghanistan called for the protection of the rights of women and girls, including their right to education.
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UN body to hold debate on Afghan women's rights on July 1
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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HRC to convene urgent debate on rights situation of women in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) is set to convene an urgent debate on July 1 to address the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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Women, girls 'are being written out of society' by Taliban, experts warn S
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 24 (ANI): Amid the plummeting humanitarian and economic conditions, women and girls in Afghanistan are being deprived of their most basic human rights -- employment and education, speakers told the Security Council on Thursday, as they examined the restrictive policies of
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Hyderabad's Landvision launches LVE Foundation to promote women and girl c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 16 (ANI/PNN): Women's empowerment and girl child education are gaining traction in Hyderabad. Thanks to Landvision, a leading real estate company, for establishing the Land Vision Eshwaramma Foundation as part of its CSR initiative to engage in various soc
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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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Women being targeted out of desperation to provoke security forces: J-K LG
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 5 (ANI): Following the recent targeted killings in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said women and girls are being targeted out of desperation to provoke the security forces.
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EU, Central Asian envoys express concern about women's rights in Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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