report in Khaama Press, January 16, 2023Human Rights Watch has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to suspend Taliban-run Afghanistan from ICC membership for the gender-based discrimination policies the ruling regime pursues in the country. Minky Worden, the director of Human Right Watch said that the suspension of Afghanistan cricket from participating in international competitions should remain in place until Afghan women and girls are allowed to participate in education and sports in the…
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By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Dec 31, 2022 at 11:01 PMHuman rights situation was a key issue in Afghanistan in 2022. During this year, Islamic Emirate Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada issued at least seven decrees about women, something that triggered widespread reactions within and outside Afghanistan. Based on the decrees, women were banned from attending schools, parks, sports, universities and jobs in non-governmental organizations. The decrees that restricted the rights of women faced protests…
Report in Dawn, December 11th, 2022LAHORE: As many as 100 cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls and women belonging to the Christian community have been reported since January 2019 to October 2022 in Pakistan, says a report titled “Conversion without Consent” released by Voice for Justice (VFJ) and Jubilee Campaign. According to the report released on Saturday, as many as 27 cases were recorded in 2019, 12 in 2020,…