By: Kamran Mir Hazar Kabul Press | Afghanistan Press The Afghan Ulama Council has boldly proclaimed a resolution that clearly continues to violate the right’s of women. “Ulama” is the plural form of the Arabic word “Alem” meaning “scholar”, but by no means have these men used the distinguished thoughts of a scholar to devise [...]
March 8, 2011 by Zareen Taj As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Afghan women may have less to celebrate and more to fear–at least if a proposed law to bring women’s shelters under government control is allowed to pass. Along with the displacement and instability caused by 30 years of war, Afghan women have [...]
8 March 2011 – Hundreds of women carrying banners with “We Want Justice” written in Dari today urged provincial officials to make life better for women in Dai Kundi, where the United Nations body leading the global effort to empower women is due to open its first provincial office later this month. Dai Kundi women [...]
The United States has expressed concern over the Afghan government’s proposed changes to the regulation of women’s shelters, which will allow it to take over shelters for abused women. The proposal also brought protest from activists in Afghanistan, who said state-run shelters could put the women’s lives at great risk. Speaking at the U.S. State [...]
Basir Ahang | Hazara People | Translated by Liaquat Ali Hazara In August, last year, it was reported from Kunduz Province in north Afghanistan, that a young couple have been stoned to death by the Taliban. Although this barbaric act was severely condemned by various Human Rights organisations including Amnesty International who demanded of the [...]
Conservative Forces Hostile to Women’s Rights Drive Proposed Regulation Human Rights Watch | FEBRUARY 13, 2011 (New York) – An Afghan government move to take over the operations of women’s shelters threatens the safety of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged the government to support, rather than [...]
By TIFFANY CRAWFORD, Vancouver Sun November 19, 2010 ____________________________________________________________________ METRO VANCOUVER — Burkas are causing health problems for women in Afghanistan because their bodies are not absorbing enough vitamin D from sunlight, Dr. Sima Samar, chairwoman of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, told students at Richmond’s Hugh Boyd secondary school Friday. The human rights [...]
By Travis Lupick, November 18, 2010 Nine years after the overthrow of the Taliban, the women of Afghanistan continue to fight for basic human rights. Sima Samar, chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, knows exactly what the stakes are. After spending more than a decade in exile, Samar returned to Afghanistan in 2002 [...]
By Shabtai Gold Berlin – Afghanistan’s top human rights expert has said openly that her country is not where she wants it to be nine years after the Taliban was overthrown, and promises the long road ahead will be a difficult journey. As the United States announced this week it was looking to end combat [...]
December 22, 2001 is marked as the new beginning and new chapter in the history of Afghanistan as the former president of Afghanistan while handing over the power to Mr Hameed Karzai said: “my view is that the problems and hard days of our people are coming to an end” (CNN, December 22, 2001). International [...]
