Harassment of Women, Hidden Violence in Afghanistan
Sexual harassment of women in Afghanistan has been, and remains, a hidden challenge. Traditional patriarchal of Afghan communities and...
Recent Posts
Christina Ibanez
- May 22, 2018
Women Human Rights Defenders at RightsCon 2018
Last week, WRN attended its first digital human rights conference - RightsCon. Over 2000 techies, coders, hackers-for-good, human rights...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Core Member
- Mar 7, 2018
Women, Peace and Security Index
For several years, we have been using “the most dangerous places for women” to describe India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, despite the fact...
Freshta Karimi, WRN Core Member
- Dec 11, 2017
Women and Peace in Afghanistan
Peace is a concept expressed by compromise, reconciliation and nonviolent life. Peace is not just the ending violence and war. It...
Women's Regional Network
- Dec 5, 2017
Nargis Nehan Denied Votes for Minister Designate for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP)
Despite the government commitments for women’s political participation, we observe that the realization of these commitments is facing...
Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
- Nov 9, 2017
1325 and Conflict in India: Part 2
Part II of the our series on 1325 and Conflict in India. Read Part I here. In North East region of India and Kashmir conflict and...
Padmini Ghosh, Country Coordinator India
- Nov 9, 2017
UNSCR 1325 and Conflict in India, Part I
Community Conversation in India, 2012 This October marks the 17th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. After the...
Padmini Ghosh, WRN India Country Coordinator
- Oct 4, 2017
No Place Called Home
Wrapped under cover for years, known by only a few, the Rohingya crisis is now very much a part of the public consciousness with varied...