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Iran Delegation to Visit Afghanistan in Next Two Weeks:

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:57 PMIranian media reported that Ali Salajegheh, the Vice President of Iran and head of Iran’s Department of Environment, is expected to travel to Afghanistan to pursue the Helmand water rights issue. Ali Salajegheh told Iranian media that they are discussing the matter with Afghan officials and in a week or two a delegation will go to Afghanistan to follow up on the water rights issue.…

Russia Calls for Establishing of Inclusive Government in Afghanistan

By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Apr 15, 2023 at 8:29 PMRussian Foreign Minister Russian Sergei Lavrov has said that the recognition of the current Afghan government is possible by establishing an inclusive government and respecting the rights of women and girls. Speaking at the sixth meeting of the CA5+Russia format on Friday, Lavrov said that it is necessary to maintain diplomatic relations between Afghanistan’s neighboring countries and the current Afghan government. “This will of course…

Rights Activists Urge UN to Pressure Taliban on Women’s Rights:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, April 11, 2023In a press conference on Monday, the Afghanistan Women Protester Movement coalition asked the UN to pressure the de facto government to respect women’s rights. The Press conference by the Women Protester Movement Coalition held in Kabul responded to the Taliban’s recent ban on women’s aid workers in United Nations agencies. The Women’s Movement Coalition protested the UN’s inability to defend women’s rights in the…

Nepal bill says murder is not serious rights violation

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 10, 2023The government on Thursday brought a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Act retaining most of the “controversial provisions” from the previous bill that couldn’t get through the parliament last year. The Ministry of Law and Justice registered the bill at Parliament Secretariat following a Cabinet nod on Thursday morning. The new bill, like the previous one, hasn’t listed murder as a…

Religious minorities face difficulty in obtaining CNIC: report

By Myra Imran in The News, March 02, 2023ISLAMABAD: An in-depth study into the legal barriers faced by religious minorities residing in Pakistan reveals that while numerous basic rights of citizenship in Pakistan are linked of having CNIC, a significant number of religious minorities are reported to have difficulty in obtaining CNIC or unable to obtain one at all. The study findings were discussed at Access to Justice Conference organised by Legal Aid Society, in…

Afghan women launched Women’s Revolution Movement in Kabul

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, Feb 26, 2023A group of females on Saturday announced the launch of the Afghanistan Women’s Revolution in Kabul, aiming to fight for fundamental human and women rights in the country. According to one of the organizers, Donya Safi, the movement aimed to “protect the basic rights of citizens, particularly women, as access to basic rights is a serious requirement for the citizens.” We started this campaign to fight the…

Catholic Church set to boycott Independence

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, Feb 2, 2023While emphasising that there is no freedom to celebrate Independence when the people are suffering from many social and economic issues, and the Government is working to suppress the people’s fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and the right to protest, the Catholic Church stated that it completely rejects the Independence Day celebrations which are to be held on 4 February, and that no one…

Police arrest rights activists demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi

Report in The Kathmandu Post, January 24, 2023Police on Monday arrested several rights activists including Ruby Khan, who has been staging a sit-in demanding action against the culprits involved in the suspicious disappearance and death of Banke’s Nirmala Kurmi of Banke. Police arrested seven rights activists including Khan while protesting in front of the Kathmandu District Court in Babar Mahal. The arrested individuals are being held at the police office in Singha Durbar. A group…

OIC to Send ‘Team of Ulama’ to Afghanistan for Dialogues on Women’s Education, Employment

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, Jan 13, 2023The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plans to send a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss women’s rights to education and employment with the Taliban interim government. The decision was taken at an extraordinary meeting of the OIC in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, initiated by Türkiye – aimed at highlighting the concerns over the recent restrictions imposed by the Taliban government barring women from university education and employment…