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Women’s rights will be raised at UN meeting being attended by Taliban: UN official

June 27, 2024 admin

Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo…

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19-Year-Old Woman In China Jumps Into River After Forced Engagement, Dies

June 17, 2024 admin

After her death, her fiance demanded her mother return the bride price. A woman in China died by suicide after her family forced her into an engagement with a blind date. According to the South China Morning Post, the 19-year-old named Tongtong was pressured into getting engaged to a man she had only met five days…

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Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park

August 28, 2023 admin

Established in April 2009, Band-e-Amir is Afghanistan’s first national park In another regressive move, The Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, BBC reported. Afghanistan’s acting minister of virtue and vice, Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park….

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