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Oct 5, 2021 · Women lawyers are paying the price. ... There are still about 230 Afghan female judges stranded in Afghanistan, all of them now in hiding. ... The new law, banning women from raising their voice ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Afghanistan’s female lawyers—a quarter of the legal profession before the takeover—were deprived of their permission to practice law. These actions functionally excluded women from the practice of law, and also compromised the ability of those still practicing from exercising their profession freely and independently.
Jan 20, 2023 · Lawyers in Afghanistan – especially women – are risking their lives in efforts to protect the rule of law, they said ahead of the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer, marked on 24 January. “We are gravely concerned by the extreme exclusion of women from the legal system”, the UN experts underscored, calling on the international community for “urgent support”.
Oct 5, 2021 · Afghanistan's female lawyers are on the run from men they prosecuted. 6 October 2021. Once an influential lawyer, Farishta is now in hiding, fearing for her life. By Anbarasan Ethirajan. BBC News ...
The second thematic brief looks at the legal and justice system changes and implications for gender equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban take-over on 15 August 2021. While incremental progress was made prior to August 2021 to advance access to justice for women and girls in Afghanistan, there has been an observable and swift backslide. Institutions and infrastructure ...
Sep 30, 2024 · As a human rights activist from Afghanistan, and as a scholar working on Afghanistan since 2002, we have been documenting the Taliban’s attacks against women for decades. The new law seeks to ...
Oct 16, 2024 · “The women judges of Afghanistan are pathbreaking lawyers who stepped up to lead their country’s judiciary at great personal risk. They are entitled to international protection, and it is a privilege to support them as they begin the next chapters of their lives,” said Amanda McCaffrey (San Francisco). “Our firm is fortunate to have ...
