Women & Human Rights

Ban on Girls’ Education in Medical Institutions; At Least 40,000 Female Students Deprived of Education

Bayan News – France-Presse, citing sources from the caretaker government’s Ministry of Health, reported that after the closure of medical…

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UN Report: Over 21 Million Women and Girls in Afghanistan Deprived of Their Fundamental Rights

Bayan News – The United Nations has released a report stating that 21.4 million women and girls in present-day Afghanistan…

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Qatar and the United States to Provide $50 Million for Education in Afghanistan

Bayan News – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Qatar Foundation for Education signed a memorandum…

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Decker: Ban on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan Should Be Reversed to Prevent “Unnecessary Suffering”

Bayan News – Karen Decker, the U.S. chargé d’affaires for Afghanistan, stated that the interim government’s decision to ban women…

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ICC Prosecutor: You Will Soon Hear News About Afghanistan

Bayan News – Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), met with Afghan women’s rights activists…

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Decisions Regarding Women Must Be Based on Women’s Rights in Islam

Bayan News – Following the ban on girls’ education in medical institutions in Afghanistan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…

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The European Union Calls the Ban on Girls’ Education in Medical Institutions a “Horrific Violation” of Human Rights

Bayan News – Following the caretaker government’s ban on women and girls in Afghanistan attending medical institutions, the European Union…

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Karzai: The Interim Government Must “Immediately” Revoke the Ban on Girls’ Education in Medical Centers

Bayan News – Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has called on the interim government to immediately revoke its…

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The Ban on Girls’ Education in Medical Institutes Faces Widespread Reactions

Bayan News – The interim government’s unexpected decision to ban girls from studying in medical institutes has sparked widespread reactions,…

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Three Afghan Women Featured in BBC’s 100 Inspirational Women List

Bayan News – Elaha Soroor, a singer; Zakia Khudadadi, an athlete; and Hamida Aman, a media and education entrepreneur from…

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