Women & Human Rights

UNAMA to Taliban: Continuing the Ban on Girls’ Education Is Isolating Afghanistan

Bayan News – Rosa Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in…

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Protests by Afghan Citizens in Over 30 Cities Worldwide in Response to the Detention of Girls

Bayan News – A group of Afghan citizens staged a nationwide protest in 30 cities around the world on Monday…

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National dignitaries demand the reopening of girls’ schools in Afghanistan from the Taliban

Bayan News – A number of scholars and national dignitaries from across Afghanistan, in a meeting with senior Taliban officials,…

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UNAMA: Detaining girls for not observing the hijab is humiliating and dangerous

Bayan News – Rosa Otenbaya, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in…

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Sayaf to the Taliban: You Have Violated Islamic Values by Arresting Girls

Bayan News – Abdulrab Rasul Sayaf, the leader of Afghanistan’s jihadist movement, has strongly criticized the arrest of girls in…

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Mujahid: A Group of Girls Were Recruited to Promote Improper Hijab

Bayan News – Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban caretaker government, clarified the situation one week after the detention…

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International Amnesty: Detention of Girls Violates Women’s Freedom in Afghanistan Further

Bayan News – Following reports of the detention of girls due to “improper hijab,” Amnesty International has labeled their detention…

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Bent calls for the release of women recently detained for “improper hijab”

Bayan News – Richard Bent, the special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, has reacted to the detention…

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