UNAMA reiterates its commitment to rights of women, girls in Afghanistan

Dec 10, 2023

As women and girls continue to face denial of basic human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan...

Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls

Dec 20, 2022

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights...

Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools

Apr 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 : Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders...

UN rights chief Volker Turk calls for prioritizing women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan

Mar 06, 2024

At a time when women in Afghanistan are denied basic rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has called for...

US VP Kamala Harris 'deeply saddened' by ban on Afghan girls' schooling

Mar 24, 2023

"We will never stop championing the rights of women and girls around the world," Harris said on Twitter.

Activists in Turkey calls on world to focus on Afghan human rights

Aug 30, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 : A number of human rights activists in Turkey called on the international community to pay attention to women's rights,...