8am: The Taliban have recently issued an order in Herat province, saying women do not have the right to sue men. Sources in Herat province told Hasht-e Subh that Taliban judges did not hear women’s complaints against their husbands. According to sources, dozens of women had filed lawsuits for domestic violence against their husbands in
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 26, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A senior United Nations observer Thursday expressed serious concern about the “erasure of women from public life” across Afghanistan since the Islamist Taliban seized power in August. “Afghanistan is facing a plethora of critical human rights challenges that are having a severe impact on the population,” Richard
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 28, 2022 The United Nations Security Council has expressed deep concern after the Taliban-led government ordered girls be denied access to high school education amid reports of further restrictions on women and media, including a fresh ban on news bulletins by the BBC and Voice of America (VOA). “The members
Munaza Shaheed VOA News December 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — Fahima Sarfaraz, an acid attack survivor who briefly stayed in a shelter to avoid domestic violence, is concerned for her friends and other women who used to live with her in the group home in Kabul, Afghanistan. “Taliban have closed down all the women’s shelters in the
By RFE/RL Gandhara December 6, 2021 Essential services for female survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been “decimated” since the Taliban took control of the country, Amnesty International said on December 6. In 26 interviews, survivors and service providers told the London-based rights group that the Taliban closed shelters and released inmates from prison,
By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 26, 2021 KABUL — For nearly 20 years, women’s shelters were a sanctuary for hundreds of Afghan girls and women trying to escape domestic abuse, sexual violence, and forced marriages. Now, since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, dozens of safe houses across Afghanistan have shut down
Ariana: Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Wednesday that violence against women in Afghanistan has increased in the past year. Speaking on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the ministry said that 2,582 cases of
VOA News: Coronavirus lockdowns have impacted millions around the world in different ways; economically, mentally, and emotionally. In Herat, Afghanistan there are concerns about a possible rise in domestic violence. VOA’s Khalil Noorzai reports from Herat, Afghanistan.
Ariana: The Attorney General Office of Afghanistan (AGO) has recorded 1,173 cases of violence against women in the past six months. The most common types of these violence cases include rape, beatings, harassment, forced marriage, obstruction of the right to marry, premature marriage, the prohibition of inheritance, and the prohibition of possession of the property.
Al Jazeera: Khatera is determined to bring the father who raped her to justice even as family members threaten to kill her. “Every woman in this country has a hundred owners. It’s always been like that. Fathers, brothers, uncles, neighbours. They all believe they have the right to speak on our behalf and make decisions for