Afghanistan: Concerns grow over detentions of women activists

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan,...

Kabul: At least 80 Afghan women enlisted for vocational training graduate

After finishing a six-month handicraft training programme arranged by the "Shafaq" Institute in Kabul, at least...

UNAMA head criticizes violation of rights of Afghan women, girls

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Roza Otunbayeva has criticised the violation of the...

Afghanistan ranked as 'worst' country for progress of women

Afghanistan has been listed as the least progressed country in the world for women's rights out of 177 countries,...

UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Herat earthquake victims

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 80 tons of medical assistance have arrived in...

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi arrive in Chennai

The conference, which will be chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will press the central government...

Afghan woman entrepreneur creates jobs, empowers women

Afghan entrepreneur Sima Noorzadeh has empowered numerous women by creating job opportunities for them despite the...

Top INDIA alliance women leaders to address women leaders meet

Addressing a press conference here, Kanimozhi said that a galaxy of top women leaders of the Opposition-led INDIA...

‘Babies in prison should be allowed with mothers till age of 12’

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended that all state governments should have a...

Amnesty Int'l calls on Taliban to reopen schools for Afghan girls

Amnesty International has called on Taliban  Afghanistan to take immediate steps to reopen secondary schools for...

Online university stands as beacon of hope for Afghan women

Through the Women's Online University, a remarkable 14,000 Afghan women are pursuing their aspirations of...

Afghan women's rights activists call on hunger strike

Women rights activists along with other women have initiated a hunger strike to bring the issues regarding global...