Afghanistan now most repressive country for women: UN

Mar 09, 2023

Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further...

Afghanistan: Taliban shuts women-run radio station for playing music during holy month of Ramzan

Apr 03, 2023

In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan,...

Political upheaval worsened female illiteracy in Afghanistan, say activists

Sep 16, 2023

Amid the worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, especially that of women and young mothers, women's rights activists have said the recent political upheaval and...

Dark days return for Afghan women, Taliban re-imposes repressive laws in newly captured areas

Jul 15, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 15 : After capturing new areas in Afghanistan, the Taliban has re-imposed repressive laws and retrograde policies on Afghan women that...

Pakistan: Absence of maternity leaves add to women's plight

May 04, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 : In most professional fields of Pakistan, the concept of maternity leave for women is almost non-existent, observers have noted,...

Abandonment of newborn girl child a sign of Pakistan's repressive mentality

Mar 09, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 9 : Pakistan is plagued with its frenzied obsession for a male heir and in the process scores of girl babies...