Women & Human Rights
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Health Institutes Closed to Girls
Bayan News – On Monday, December 2, the interim government’s Ministry of Public Health issued an order suspending girls’ education…
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UN Official: The Suppression of Women in Afghanistan Is Unprecedented in the World Today
Bayan News – Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated in a message that, over the past…
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ICC Prosecutor Welcomes Referral of Afghanistan Women’s Rights Violations Case
Bayan News – The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced yesterday (November 29) that the case concerning violations of women’s rights…
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The Case of Afghan Women’s Rights Referred to The Hague by Five Countries
Bayan News – The governments of France, Chile, Costa Rica, Luxembourg, and Mexico have referred the case regarding the state…
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UNICEF-Supported Educational Classes Closed in Bamyan
Bayan News – Local sources in Bamyan province report that local Taliban authorities have shut down educational classes supported by…
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OCHA: The Voices of Women and Girls Are Silenced by the Taliban Interim Government
Bayan News – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has stated, on the occasion of…
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Taliban: 5,000 Forced Marriages Prevented in Three Years
Bayan News – Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, has stated that the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue has prevented…
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UNAMA’s Call to the Taliban Government: Immediately Reverse the Systematic Undermining of Women’s Rights
Bayan News – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), on the occasion of the International Day for the…
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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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