The Taliban’s war on women : a health and human rights crisis in Afghanistan / [Vinvent Iacopino ; a report by Physicians for Human Rights.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston, Washington DC : Physicians for Human Rights, 1998.Description: 99 p. ; 28 cmISBN: - 187970725X, 9781879707252
- Pamphlet HQ 1735.6 .I23 1998
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Includes bibliographical references.
“Advance copy : strictly embargoed for 12:30 AM EST, August 5, 1998”—cover page.
Contents: I. Executive summary—II. Introduction—III. Women's health and human rights survey—IV. Interviews with Afghan women and health experts—V. Application of relevant international law—VI. Islam and women's human rights—VII. Recommendations.
Summary: “The extent to which the Taliban regime has threatened the freedoms and needs of Afghan women is unparalleled in recent history. Taliban policies of systematic discrimination against women seriously undermine the health and well-being of Afghan women. Such discrimination and the suffering it causes constitute an affront to the dignity and worth of Afghan women, and humanity as a whole. This report documents the results of a three-month study of women’s health and human rights concerns and conditions in Afghanistan by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)…”—(p. 7).
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