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Afghanistan: Concerns grow over detentions of women, civil society activis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the continued detention of women's rights activists in Afghanistan, emphasizing that restrictions against girls and women can escalate into "sexual harassment and crimes against humanity", Khaama Press reported.
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Kabul: At least 80 Afghan women enlisted for vocational training graduate
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After finishing a six-month handicraft training programme arranged by the "Shafaq" Institute in Kabul, at least eighty women who had been denied opportunities for employment and education have graduated, according to Khaama Press.
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UNAMA head Roza Otunbayeva criticizes violation of rights of Afghan women,
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Roza Otunbayeva has criticised the violation of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, TOLO News reported.
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Afghanistan ranked as 'worst' country for progress of women: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan has been listed as the least progressed country in the world for women's rights out of 177 countries, according to research from the George Washington Institute and the Oslo Peace Research Institute, Khaama Press reported.
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UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Herat earthquake victims
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 80 tons of medical assistance have arrived in Kabul to aid families affected by earthquakes in Herat, according to Khaama Press.
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Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi arrive in Chennai to attend DMK Women's Righ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The conference, which will be chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, will press the central government for the immediate implementation of a 33 per cent reservation of women in Parliament and state assemblies.
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Afghan woman entrepreneur creates job opportunities, empowers women
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Afghan entrepreneur Sima Noorzadeh has empowered numerous women by creating job opportunities for them despite the harsh restrictions placed by the Taliban since its rise to power.
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Top INDIA bloc women leaders to address DMK Women Leaders Conference in Ch
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference here, Kanimozhi said that a galaxy of top women leaders of the Opposition-led INDIA alliance, including Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and PDA Chief Mehbooba Mufti will attend the conference.
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States should lay thrust on "women-only prison and women-only staff”, reco
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has recommended that all state governments should have a motto of "women-only prison and women-only staff” to ensure that the fundamental and basic human rights of women prisoners are not violated
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Amnesty Int'l calls on Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in Af
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amnesty International has called on Taliban Afghanistan to take immediate steps to reopen secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan, according to TOLOnews.
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Women’s online university stands as beacon of hope for Afghan women under
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Through the Women's Online University, a remarkable 14,000 Afghan women are pursuing their aspirations of empowerment and education, at a time when the Taliban has put strict restrictions on Afghan women, reported Khaama Press.
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Women's rights activists call hunger strike amid global neglect of Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Women rights activists along with other women have initiated a hunger strike to bring the issues regarding global neglect of Afghan women and gender apartheid, reported Khaama Press.
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