Women's Equality

Fariha Essar

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...

Nooria Sultani, Core Member WRN-Afghanistan

Nimalka Fernando on Women’s Struggle for Rights in Post-War Sri Lanka

Nimalka Fernando is an attorney and eminent women’s rights activist from Sri Lanka. She is a Co-convener of Platform for Freedom and a...

Dr. Noreen Nasser

Women in Pakhtun Long March: Building Peace and Challenging Stereotypes

A group of young Mehsud men from FATA started a peaceful march towards the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad on 1st February 2018, which...

Women's Regional Network and Women and

Kabul II Process: Joint Declaration of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) and

After the creation of Afghanistan's National Unity Government (NUG), ensuring women’s participation in good governance, peacebuilding,...

Freshta Karimi, WRN Core Member

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

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...