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Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annually
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, emphasised that the Taliban's restrictive decrees on women and girls in Afghanistan are costing the nation more than USD 1 billion annually, reported Khaama Press.
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Iran condemns UN's report on protest crackdown, calls it "false and biased
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Iran has condemned the United Nations report stating that Iran's violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, reported Al Jazeera.
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UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva urges Taliban to end constraints on women and
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The head of the UN Deputy Mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to abolish the restrictions placed on women and girls as the world observes International Women's Solidarity Day on March 8.
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Rights group to hold event in London highlighting atrocities on Uyghur wom
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Internationally acclaimed social organisations like the Rene Cassin Foundation and the Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls (FVAWG) Coalition will organize an event on March 4 in London highlighting the persecution of Uyghur women, a combined press statement released by the social orga
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Afghanistan: United Nations Special Rapporteur endorses calls to cease gir
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the UN experts' statement, detained women and girls were taken to police stations, where they received only one meal per day and endured physical torture.
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Afghan women deserve their day in court against Taliban, ICJ could play im
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to address the issue of women's rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule which has imposed a brutal crackdown on women and girls, the Human Rights Watch highlighted in a report.
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Hamas' sexual violence against women during Oct 7 attacks revealed: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.
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Year Ender: Condition of Afghan women plunges to new low under Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls. Afghanistan has plunged into an extreme humanitarian crisis following the Taliban's takeover of the region in August 2021.
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UN women's division urges international community to stand with Afghan gir
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Women's Division has urged the international community to hear the voices of women and girls in Afghanistan, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. The organisation called on nations to support Afghan women and girls and invest in their resistance.
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UNAMA reiterates its commitment to rights of women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As women and girls continue to face denial of basic human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reiterated its commitment to the rights of women and girls in the country on the occasion of World Human Rights Day, according t
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"Taliban imposed system of widespread discrimination against women in Afgh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has emphasised the limitations of "how the Taliban have really clamped down and imposed a system of widespread discrimination against women and girls," TOLOnews reported.
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ADB launches initiative to bolster women's resilience to heat stress in As
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The new technical assistance program will delve into the repercussions of rising temperatures, identifying policies, actions, and investments that can alleviate the disproportionate impacts on women and girls.
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