Women Rights
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Afghanistan
Taliban Rejects Human Rights Criticism, Accuses West of Double Standards
DID Press: Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s acting minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice, has accused Western countries of applying “double standards” on human rights and said those responsible for violations elsewhere are now accusing Afghanistan of…
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Afghanistan
Karzai Condemns Continued Ban on Afghan Girls’ University Entrance Exam
DID Press: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has expressed regret over the continued exclusion of girls from the national university entrance exam (Kankor), stressing that Afghanistan’s development depends on the educational participation of both girls and boys. Karzai made the…
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Afghanistan
UN Report: Afghanistan Excluded from Global Ranking on Women’s Political Participation
DID Press: A new United Nations Women report shows that Afghanistan has been excluded from global rankings on women’s political participation due to the absence of active political institutions and the complete removal of women from formal governance structures. The…
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Afghanistan
Bennett: EU Talks with Taliban in Brussels Would “Insult Afghans”
DID Press: UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has warned that any engagement between the European Union and the Taliban in Brussels would be a “serious insult” to the Afghan people. Bennett expressed…
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Afghanistan
IOM: Afghanistan’s Population Up 10% in 3 Years as Returning Migrants Strain System
DID Press: The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Afghanistan has warned that large-scale returns of migrants from neighboring countries have increased Afghanistan’s population by at least 10% over the past three years, intensifying pressure on an…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Tightens Dress Code for Female Students, Teachers in Herat
DID Press: Local sources in Herat say Taliban education authorities have ordered female teachers and girls in grades four through six to wear face veils and gloves while attending school, as part of stricter dress code measures in the western…
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Afghanistan
Faiq: Afghanistan Needs a Legitimate and Inclusive Government
DID Press: Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, has called for the establishment of a legitimate and inclusive government in Afghanistan, stressing that lasting peace cannot be achieved through exclusion or authoritarian rule. Speaking at a UN…
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Afghanistan
Koofi: Afghan Protests Abroad Reflect Growing Public Dissent
DID Press: Fawzia Koofi has described recent demonstrations by Afghan citizens in multiple countries as a sign of a “spontaneous and indigenous awakening” against what she called repression. Koofi said hundreds of Afghans have taken to the streets abroad in…
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Afghanistan
BBC Journalist Warns Conditions for Afghan Women Are Worsening
DID Press: Lyse Doucet has warned that restrictions on women in Afghanistan have worsened in recent years, describing their situation as “a stain on the world’s conscience.” According to The Guardian, Doucet made the remarks after receiving a prestigious women’s…
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Afghanistan
UNSC Warns of Deepening Humanitarian and Security Crisis in Afghanistan
DID Press: A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Afghanistan was marked by sharp criticism of Taliban policies, renewed warnings over the country’s deteriorating humanitarian and security situation, and an unusually tense exchange between representatives of Afghanistan and…
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