Women’s Rights Further Threatened with Taliban’s Ban on Women’s Voices and Faces
August 23, 2024 The Taliban announced new laws that ban women’s voices and faces in public in Afghanistan, alarming women and women’s rights activists around the world. According to ABC
Three Years Under Taliban Power by Muzhda Akbari
It has been three years since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan – three long years of millions of dreams being demolished, three years of hope being caged, and three
Dignifying the Taliban in Doha While Reports of Systemic Sexual Violence Emerge
Published in The Diplomat July 11, 2024 There is overwhelming evidence that sexual assault perpetrated by Taliban officials is widespread and systemic, and that it occurs with total impunity. By
Statement on the Exclusion of Afghan Women in the Third UN Conference in Doha
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) is deeply concerned about the absence of Afghan women in the third UN-led conference on Afghanistan taking place in Doha, Qatar on June
Afghan Girls Banned From School for 1000 Days
1,000 days ago, the Taliban closed education for all girls over the age of 12. This represents 1,000 unfathomable days of empty classroom chairs where girls once sat, where their
Afghan Youth Perspectives at the UN’s 68th Annual Commission on the Status of Women
The 68th Annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) took place from March 11-22 this year. CSW68 is the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Pakistan is forcing women and girls back into the clutches of the Taliban
Published in The Globe and Mail, January 27, 2024 Pakistan has faced widespread global condemnation since October for its campaign to expel displaced Afghans. It has compelled vulnerable families, dissidents
Engaging with the Taliban Doesn’t Work
Observers urging engagement with the Taliban should take direction from those on the ground, who are directly impacted by the Taliban’s discriminatory policies. Intro:Op-Ed by Lauryn Oates, CW4WAfghan Executive DirectorPublished
CW4WAfghan has been granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council
We are pleased to announce that Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan has been granted Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council. The United Nations Economic and Social
One Year of Women Barred from Higher Education in Afghanistan
December marks one year since the ruling Taliban authorities in Afghanistan issued a directive to public and private universities to ban female students. Higher education institutions were forced to put