“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
With the participation of scores of women leaders from various provinces of Afghanistan, the first National Dialogue
Afghan Women's Network formed by Afghan women in exile is an independent advocacy platform for Afghan women's human r
Despite many positive advancements in Afghan women's lives over the past ten years, progress remains fragile and at t
This research draws on more than 50 interviews conducted from November 2009 to May 2010, including fieldwork in Kabul
From June 9 to16, 2011, the Afghan Women's Network and The Institute for Inclusive Security convened a regionally div
UN Women working for Afghan women.
The present research conducted with communities in Afghanistan, Uganda and Nepal offers many examples of both innovat
Afghan election candidates, campaigners and voters have told Amnesty International that they are facing increasing at
Free and fair elections in Afghanistan are a crucial element of the nation's future stability.
Following a tumultuous three decades of violence which has included three periods of conflict (the Soviet War between
A much-anticipated meeting scheduled for this month, May 2010, the Peace Jirga will bring together tribal, local and
As Afghanistan's political leaders prepare for the Peace Jirga—bringing together some 1,500 Afghan policymakers
The US and its allies cited the defense of women's rights as one of the primary reasons, after the need to root out a
This first publication on Women and Men in Afghanistan: Baseline Statistics on Gender is therefore an effort to estab
It has been six years since the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimouslyadopted Resolution 1325 and five year
Survey research has a role to play in providing Muslim women with a public voice where custom and culture does not pe
“Enemies of women must be defeated.” These are the words spoken by the sister of one of the women killed