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082 _aPamphlet HQ 1735.6 .B48 2004
110 _aHuman Rights Watch.
245 _aBetween hope and fear : intimidation and attacks against women in public life in Afghanistan / Human Rights Watch (HRW).
260 _a[New York?] : Human Rights Watch, 2004.
300 _a37 p. ; 30 cm.
440 _v(A Human Rights Watch briefing paper)
500 _aCover title.
500 _a“October 2004”.
500 _a“Human Rights Watch”—at head of title.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
500 _aSummary: “When a U.S.-led coalition invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, one of the justifications for the war was that it would liberate women form the misogynistic rule of the Taliban. Three years later, on the eve of the country’s first-ever national presidential elections on October 9, 2004, there have been notable improvements for women and girls. More than one million girls are enrolled in school, the new constitution contains guarantees for women’s equal rights, and according to official figures, approximately 40 percent of all registered voters are women…”—(p. 1).
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650 _aWomen – Afghanistan – Political activity.
650 _aLeadership in women – Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen – Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen’s rights – Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen – Afghanistan – Social conditions.
650 _aWomen – Education – Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen in public life – Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen in politics –Afghanistan.
650 _aWomen – Crimes against – Afghanistan.
650 _aHuman rights – Violation – Afghanistan.
856 _qPDF
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_acku_pamphlet_hq1735_6_b48_2004
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