Amnesty slams Afghanistan's 'failure' to protect women rights defenders
Source: Deutsche Welle
Women human rights defenders in Afghanistan are facing mounting threats of violence and sexual assault, a new AI report found. Despite the gains made over the past decade, laws meant to support them exist on paper only.
"Anti-government groups are targeting prominent and outspoken women's rights advocates [in order to] spread fear among other women's rights activists [and] stop their activities." These are the words of Rohgul Khairkhwah, a woman elected as senator for Nimroz province in southern Afghanistan, and a recipient of the Ministry of Women's Affairs' "Bravest Woman in Afghanistan" award.
Based on interviews with more than 50 rights defenders and their families, the 71-page document titled, "Their lives on the line: Women rights defenders under attack in Afghanistan," illustrates the range of violence women human rights activists are confronted with on a daily basis - from threats, harassment and intimidation to physical attacks on their family members and property, and unlawful killings - despite the gains made over the past 13 years.
Read more: http://www.dw.de/amnesty-slams-afghanistans-failure-to-protect-women-rights-defenders/a-18359389
Calling Malala Yousafzai, calling Malala Yousafzai! They need you just one country over...
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occupation and/or by virtue of the aid we provide?
And, when we were indisputably in charge of Iraq, we allowed enshrinement of Sharia law in its constitution.
But, not to worry. We are very respectful of women in the nations we occupied, in that we did force them to uncover their faces in violation of their purely voluntary religious choice.
Some even say that allowed Ben Laden to escape from Afghanistan dressed as a woman, but that is pure speculation.
and yet Afghanistan persists in regressing every time control reverts back to Afghans.
The women of that country suffer so much it's heartbreaking.
