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UN refuses Taliban’s suggestion to replace women staff with men in Afghanistan: ‘We are steadfast’
The Independent UK via AOL· 12 months agoThe United Nations will neither replace its female staff in Afghanistan with men nor endanger their...
UN rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United Nations’ human rights chief on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights...
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan’s women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare...
UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity for denying girls education
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for...
'All Or No One': In Afghanistan, A Woman Is Painting Walls To Protest University Ban
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoZahra, an activist for women's rights who spray-paints messages of resistance on the streets of...
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending...
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s...
Afghan women reflect on 2 years of Taliban rule
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSince returning to power, the Taliban have introduced several severe restrictions on women's and girls' rights and freedom, including closing schools and...
France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoStudents attend a class at the Averroès school in Lille, France, in September 2023. Sameer...
Burmese refugees in Indiana closely watching fight to restore democracy in Myanmar
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNgun Tha Par spends her days helping Burmese refugees find employment as they resettle in...