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Afghan Women, Girls With Disabilities Face Discrimination, Obstacles: HRW

28th April, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 28, 2020 Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghan women and girls with disabilities are being confronted with barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment when trying to obtain government assistance, health care, and education. A report published on April 28 from the right groups details the obstacles that Afghan women and girls with

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Posted in Afghan Women, Corruption, Crime and Punishment, Health News, Human Rights | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, disabled, sexual harassment |
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Afghan Women Face ‘Immoral Advances’ in Workplace: Rights Group

4th November, 2019 · admin

Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday raised deep concerns over what it described as “immoral advances” towards women in the Afghan workplace, both in the government and private institutions.  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Human Rights | Tags: sexual harassment |
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Women in Ghazni complain harassment in public places

25th March, 2019 · admin
Posted in Afghan Women | Tags: Ghazni, sexual harassment |
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A Kiss For My Vote: Afghan Candidates Talk Of Harassment

23rd February, 2019 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan: A quarter of the seats in Afghanistan’s parliament must be held by women. Those who run for office say it is still a man’s world, as women face harassment on the campaign trail.

Posted in Afghan Women, Elections News, Society | Tags: sexual harassment |
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Is Afghanistan ready for a #MeToo movement?

14th December, 2018 · admin · 10 Comments

DW: A movement similar to #MeToo is taking shape in Afghanistan — one of the world’s most dangerous countries for women — as more and more people are speaking up against sexual abuse.  In light of the recent sexual abuse allegations leveled by some members of the Afghan women’s football team, women’s rights activists in the

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Posted in Afghan Women | Tags: Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, sexual harassment |
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Afghan Football Chief Suspended over Allegations of Sexual Abuse

9th December, 2018 · admin

VOA News December 9, 2018 Afghanistan’s attorney general has suspended five officials of the Afghan Football Federation, including the president of the organization, following allegations of sexual abuse against members of the women’s national football team. The suspensions came just days after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ordered an investigation into the allegations that were first

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women | Tags: Football (Soccer), Khalida Popal, Sexual Abuse, sexual harassment, Women's football |
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#MeToo in Afghanistan: Is Anyone Listening?

21st December, 2017 · admin · 4 Comments

Human Rights Watch:  The Government Has Defined Harassment, But Abuse is Still Common – Any Afghan woman can tell you that sexual harassment is widespread in Afghanistan. A 2016 study found 90 percent of the 346 women and girls interviewed said they had experienced sexual harassment in public places, 91 percent in educational environments, and 87

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Posted in Afghan Women | Tags: sexual harassment |
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Afghanistan: Action Urged Over Street Abuse

11th March, 2017 · admin

IWPR: Women say they face unremitting harassment in the public sphere.  Najla, a 20-year old undergraduate at a private university in Kabul province, is contemplating giving up her degree. She says that continuous sexual harassment on campus has made it nearly impossible to continue with her political science studies. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Education | Tags: sexual harassment |

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