Restrictions imposed by the Taliban are jeopardising the lives of women and their children who are sometimes denied emergency treatment, a U.N. human rights ...
A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic ...
Penal code decree says that a man who beats his wife enough to cause a visible wound faces 15 days in prison. Meanwhile, the ...
A UN expert has warned that Taliban policies are blocking Afghan women and children from receiving urgent medical care ...
Afghanistan's recent penal code issued by decree imposes harsher punishments for animal mistreatment than domestic violence.
The UN rights chief urged states to investigate all alleged crimes without fear or favour. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UN member states should do more to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in an oral statement on Thursday at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights ...
These two female filmmakers express the injustice they've experienced in their home countries in contrasting genres: a romantic comedy — and a nightmarish drama.
The UN Human Rights Council opens its 61st session in Geneva, with Afghanistan’s human rights situation and women’s rights under review.
Afghanistan’s new laws, signed by the Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, give animals ‘more rights’ than women as they legalise domestic violence.