Kabul, Afghanistan : United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ; United Nations High commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2010.
viii, 62 pages ; 30 cm.
Summary: “Widespread harmful traditional practices-child marriage, giving away girls for dispute resolution, forced isolation in the home, exchange marriage and “honour” killings cause suffering, humiliation and marginalization for millions of Afghan women and girls. Such practices are grounded in discriminatory views and beliefs about the role and position of women in Afghan society. Many Afghans, including some religious leaders reinforce these harmful customs by invoking their interpretation of Islam…”—(page i).
English
Women’s rights Afghanistan. Democracy Afghanistan. Women's rights History. Afghanistan Women Violence against Afghanistan. Women Suffrage Afghanistan. Women Social conditions. Afghanistan