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Male-ruled nominated cabinet of Afghanistan , undermines the role of women in the political structure

Question: What do you think about the role of women in the new cabinet of Afghanistan ? Answer: I believe the role of women in the new cabinet is very passive. When I looked through the list of new nominate ministers I got upset and I asked my self a question; are the Afghan women really so weak not to manage or not to lead the ministries in the Afghan government. There are a lot of people who asked themselves the same question. I think the answer is clear. There are a lot of capable women in the Afghan society. During the past 8 years we have been witnessed the...Continue...

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	Family violence in remote areas
	Seeking deduction ways of violence against women
	*Family law and effect of that on Human Rights*
	Trafficking of children in the west part of Afghanistan
	*The reasons for high level of children rapes in Afghanistan*
	International day of combating against children abuses
	The problems of Afghan girls in Kandahar
	Self burning suicide amongst women
	*The condition of women in Afghanistan*
	*Sexual abuses of children*
	Hunger as a main problem for Afghanistan
	*A child been sexually abused in Sar-e- Pul*
	International day of children in Afghanistan
	Violence against women in Faryab province

The city of Herat as the host of a dialogue concerning woman rights

In the past few years, there has some work been done regarding the role of civil society in supporting human rights in Afghanistan. Many journalists and experts inside and outside of Afghanistan wrote articles and organized interviews and debates in an attempt to raise the awareness of Afghan people concerning human rights values. Equally, some activities were organized by social organizations to disseminate information concerning human rights values. But in the shattered, poor and very traditional Afghanistan, a lot of explanations and arguments are needed so that the modern concepts of human rights are understood. The recent history of Afghanistan has witnessed a lot of controversy between the western and the Afghan culture and civilization. Some times these controversies resulted in a fighting against the western values and sometimes in both of these civilizations some kind of extremism rose which changed an initially constructive dialogue into a violent encounter. Having said this, there exist many challenges in the Afghan behavior...Continue...

Why did CSHRN choose Herat city to work on reducing family violence?

This question has been raised many times since CSHRN started to work on organizing a campaign to reduce family violence in Herat city. A lawyer, who is responsible for the ministry of justice in Herat, asked this question during the human rights symposium in Herat. This question is understandable as violence is not only an issue in Herat but in all of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has been suffering from domestic violence for many years, in particular since 1992 when the civil war and sectarian conflicts began. To explain the reasons I need to divide my article into two parts, describing the problems as well as the opportunities...Continue...