Women's rights worldwide have faced a troubling reversal in recent years, with several nations reimposing or strengthening male guardianship systems that restrict women's basic freedoms. These laws ...

Due to numerous restrictions on women's rights to education and employment, their access to basic services and humanitarian aid is severely limited. This situation has placed Afghanistan in one of the ...

One year ago, on 25 September 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced their intention to hold Afghanistan accountable for violations of women’s and girls’ rights under CEDAW.

I am the founder of The Rug Mine, a San Diego–based company that partners with Afghan artisans. My story — and theirs — begins long before I became a business owner. I grew up in Afghanistan during ...

It has now been four years since what Afghans call “the fall.” On August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters swept into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, hours after the country’s president fled, cementing their ...

September 19 marks four years since Afghan girls were barred from secondary schooling in Afghanistan. What began as a “temporary measure” in September 2021 has hardened into the most systematic denial ...

The UN human rights rapporteur for Afghanistan called for the immediate release of a journalist and a female sports coach detained ...

The dominant narrative on women in Afghanistan, one that appears fairly regularly in international media, is a story of restrictions, denial, and loss of rights. Under the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate, ...

Afghan leaders and experts convened in Frankfurt urging democratic, citizen-focused governance, social justice, and inclusive development to ensure Afghanistan’s stability.

The Taliban’s foreign minister faced questions on Afghan girls and women being banned from education and work as he sat down for a rare press conference in Delhi on Sunday, attended by women ...