Women's Right

Panorama

'Writ petition against Women's Reform Commission has no legal merit'

Right after the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission submitted its recommendations to the interim government on 19 April, a wave of backlash erupted, particularly from the right-wing pressure group...

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'Hefazat does not want any equality; they hate the very word'

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Nobel Peace Prize buzz for women's rights, climate fight

Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara

South Asia

Top UN officials seek to 'water down' bans on women in Afghanistan

Afghan women shout slogans during a rally to protest against what the protesters say is Taliban restrictions on women, in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo

Middle East

US to increase pressure on Taliban if it does not reverse decisions on women, girls

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani attends talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not seen) in Moscow, Russia September 11, 2021. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS

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Qatar foreign minister says he urged Taliban to respect women's rights

Daughters of Abadat, 35, a woman from Afghanistan, look on at their home in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, August 29, 2021. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi

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