Women & Human Rights

UN Security Council Calls for Abolition of the Taliban’s Promotion of Virtue Law

Bayan News – The United Nations Security Council has recently called for the repeal of the interim government’s Promotion of…

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UNHCR Establishes a Carpet Weaving Center for 100 Women in Balkh

Bayan News – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced the establishment of a carpet weaving center…

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Local Authorities in Herat Ban Girls’ Education in Training Courses

Bayan News – Reports from Herat province in western Afghanistan indicate that the Directorate of Education has prohibited girls from…

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UN: Over the Past Three Years, We Supported 80,000 Small Businesses Led by Afghan Women

Bayan News – The United Nations Development Agency for Afghanistan has claimed that since 2021, it has supported 80,000 small…

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Karzai: Afghanistan Will Never Have a Bright Future Without Education for Women and Girls

Bayan News – Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has voiced his support for the demands of girls advocating…

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U.S. Secretary of State Calls for Immediate Lifting of Ban on Girls’ Education and Women’s Employment in Afghanistan

Bayan News – Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, has urged the interim government to immediately lift the ban on…

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Ban on Girls’ Education; Bennett: Suicide Among Afghan Girls Has Risen

Bayan News – Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, has stated that the suicide rate among Afghan…

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An Afghan Prisoner Executed in Karaj Prison, Iran

Bayan News – It has been reported that the Islamic Republic executed an Afghan prisoner on the morning of Wednesday,…

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Medical Exams to Be Held Without the Presence of Female Candidates

Bayan News – The Interim Government’s National Examination Authority has announced that the “Exit Exam” for graduates of medical fields…

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14 Security Council Members Call for Lifting Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls

Bayan News – Coinciding with the United Nations Security Council meeting, 14 members of the council issued a statement calling…

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