Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 10, 2009
A new UN report called, “Silence is Violence,” details the different types of violence that are used against women in Afghanistan and says that women’s rights are a priority because violence inhibits their participation in public life. Presented by UN Envoy to Afghanistan, the report does not specifically blame government policy for the [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 9, 2009
A 32-page report was just released denouncing the rampant rape, and violence and threats against women that go unpunished in Afghanistan. Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, women are still targets of honor killings, trafficking, abduction, forced marriages, and domestic violence.
“Afghan Women Victims of Widespread Rape: UN“: AFP, 7/8/09.
