Tuesday, December 8, 2009

AFGHANISTAN: Gov’t and Donors Fail to Protect Women’s Rights

By Eli Clifton

"WASHINGTON - Attention over the past week has focused on United States President Barack Obama’s decision to "surge" troop levels in Afghanistan to 30,000 and begin a drawdown in 18-months, but a new report calls attention to the failure of the Afghanistan government and international donors to protect women’s rights.....

The report - released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday - calls attention to the George W. Bush administration’s citing of the defence of women’s rights as one of the primary reasons for defeating the Taliban and Al-Qaeda......

HRW warns that women’s rights have been largely overlooked by the Afghan government and international donors who have chosen to focus on the armed conflict against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda....."

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