Women Rights
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Women’s rights issue: The litmus test for Taliban government of Afghanistan
Its performance in women’s rights may become the key litmus test for the Taliban government, the de-facto authority in Afghanistan, to procure financial and infrastructural aid from the international community. How the…
- World
Rights of Afghan women, girls under attack: United Nations
Kabul: The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the rights of Afghan women and girls are “under attack” and that they need the world body’s support and solidarity…
- Afghanistan
Taliban supreme leader issues decree safeguarding women’s rights
Kabul: The Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Friday issued a special decree regarding women’s rights and directed relevant authorities to take actions to safeguard these rights. “The Islamic Emirate’s leadership directs…
- World
Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
New York: The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, a new report has revealed. The Taliban have instilled fear…
- World
As Taliban gains power, signs of resistance emerge in Afghanistan
Hyderabad: The last few days showcased photographs and videos of Afghans fleeing their country after the Taliban seized power in the country, in a bloodless coup. While the transition of power was…
- India
India’s right wing will ‘speak’ for Afghan women, but stay silent at home
Hyderabad: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan which saw its President Ashraf Ghani leaving the country has left the entire world concerned in the wake of the humanitarian crisis unfolding there. With the…
- World
The Taliban will strip women’s rights: Af filmmaker Sahraa Karimi
Kabul: Noted Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi has penned an open letter calling on the world to wake up to the impact of the Talibans swift takeover of Afghanistan. She calls for protection for…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Prez signs bills protecting women, senior citizens’ rights
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has signed two important bills including the one which ensures women’s property rights and protects them from harassment, coercion, force or fraud, the media reported citing officials.…
- Middle East
Prominent Saudi women rights activist released from prison
Dubai: One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her family tweeted, after serving nearly three years on charges that have sparked an international uproar over the kingdom’s…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sentences women rights activist to 6 years in jail
Dubai: One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women rights activists was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly-worded law aimed at combating terrorism, according to state-linked…
- India
Man tries to kill wife for giving birth to fourth girlchild, held
English Bazar: A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Malda district on Sunday for trying to kill his wife for giving birth to a girlchild for the fourth time, police said. The…
- Telangana
AIMS millet charter 2020 declares millet right as Women’s right
Telangana: Stating “Millet rights are Women’s right the AIMS opened a new chapter in the discourse on the women rights in a Millet Charter 2020 released at the end of their three-day…
- News
Nations with focus on women’s rights have better health growth
Washington: Nations should focus on women rights for quick growth, as nations with strong women rights are more likely to have better health and faster growth than those who don’t promote and…
