Women & Human Rights

BRICS Leaders Urge the Taliban to Lift Ban on Girls’ Education

Bayan News – On Wednesday, October 23, BRICS members issued a joint declaration, calling on the Taliban to lift the…

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Qatar provides scholarships for Afghan students in Indonesia

Bayan News – Officials from the foreign ministries of Qatar and Indonesia have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU),…

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A Taliban Official: We Have Lost Millions of Educated Youth

Bayan News – Abdul Qayum Ruhani, the Taliban governor of Khost province, has stated that Afghanistan has lost millions of…

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UN: 15,000 Widows Received Aid in Six Months

Bayan News – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced that 15,000 widows and female…

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U.S. Special Representative calls for Iran to be held accountable over allegations of “shooting” Afghan citizens

Bayan News – Rina Amiri, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghan Women and Human Rights, has called for a full…

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Public Punishment of Accused Individuals: Taliban Flogged 14 People in Kabul and Khost

Bayan News – On Thursday (October 17), the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that six people, including two women in Kabul,…

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International Day of the Girl; UNAMA: Taliban Policies Are Inflicting Greater Harm on the Lives of Girls

Bayan News – Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kabul, has warned that if the Taliban…

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U.S. Representative: Taliban Policies Have Pushed the Mental Health of Women and Girls into a Devastating Crisis

Bayan News – Rina Amiri, the U.S. Special Envoy for Women and Human Rights in Afghanistan, has said that the…

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Washington: Normalization of Relations with the Taliban Will Be Conditional on Improvement of Human Rights

Bayan News – As restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan continue, Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department,…

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Iran Executes Eight Prisoners, Including Two Afghan Nationals

Bayan News – The Iranian Human Rights Organization reported on Friday (October 4) that eight prisoners, including two Afghan nationals,…

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