Women & Human Rights
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Four prominent women’s rights activists boycotted the third Doha meeting
Bayan News – Coinciding with the holding of the third round of the Doha meeting hosted by the United Nations,…
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Continued Reactions to the Doha Meeting; Exclusion of Women Contradicts International Conventions
Bayan News – Concurrent with the holding of the third Doha meeting, the Afghanistan Lawyers’ Union considers the exclusion of…
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Reina Amiri: I will raise Afghan women’s proposals at the Doha meeting
Bayan News – Reina Amiri, the U.S. Special Representative for Afghan Women, says she will present the concerns and proposals…
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Women Employees in Four Kabul Hospitals Go on Strike
Bayan News – On Saturday (June 29), women employees at four hospitals in Kabul city went on strike over the…
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Doha 3; A senior UN official dialogues with women representatives and human rights activists
Bayan News – It has been reported that Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has held a confidential dialogue…
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12 Prominent Women Political Leaders: We Demand the Presence of Women at the Doha Meeting
Bayan News – As the third Doha meeting is approaching, 12 prominent women political leaders have written a letter demanding…
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Women Protesters: The Absence of Women at the Doha Meeting Violates the UN Security Council Resolution
Bayan News – A group of protesting women under the title “Women’s Network for Equality” have written to the UN…
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UN says women’s rights will be at the forefront of Doha meeting discussions
Bayan News – Concurrent with the growing criticism of the absence of women in the third Doha meeting, the United…
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Doha3; Afghan women protesters accuse the UN of siding with the Taliban
Bayan News – A group of protesting Afghan women issued a joint statement harshly criticizing UNAMA’s (United Nations Assistance Mission…
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UNAMA Chief: Taliban Should Not Be Recognized Without Addressing Girls’ Education
Bayan News – Rosa Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Afghanistan, says that the Taliban should not be recognized…
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