Women & Human Rights
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U.S. Diplomat: The Ban on Girls’ Education Denies Them Participation in Afghanistan’s Future
Bayan News – Karen Decker, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, once again strongly criticized the ban on…
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A 17-Year-Old Afghan Girl Wins the International Children’s Peace Prize
Bayan News – The Netherlands-based Children’s Rights Institute has awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize to Nila Ebrahimi, a 17-year-old…
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International Students’ Day; A Fundamental Right Denied to Afghan Girls
Bayan News – November 17, coinciding with International Students’ Day, marks 1,156 days since Afghan girls have been deprived of…
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UN: 24 Mothers Die Daily in Afghanistan
Bayan News – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reports that, since the beginning of this year, it has provided…
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Human Rights Watch: 60,000 Afghan Women Have Lost Their Jobs in Three Years
Bayan News – Several prominent human rights activists have recently expressed concern over the rising number of child marriages in…
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UNAMA Urges Taliban to Halt Execution Orders
Bayan News – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban government to halt the…
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Ban on Girls’ Education; Number of School Students to Increase by Ten Percent Next Year
Bayan News – Several international organizations in Afghanistan have projected in a statement that the number of school students in…
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UN: Continued Restrictions on Women by Kabul’s Current Government Are a Threat to All
Bayan News – The United Nations Women’s section (UN Women) states that Afghan women and girls are facing widespread oppression,…
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UNESCO Report: Six out of Ten Children in Afghanistan Are Deprived of Schooling
Bayan News – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a report stating that in Afghanistan…
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Richard Bennett: The International Community Lacks a Clear Plan for Afghanistan
Bayan News – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Afghanistan, states that the international community…
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