‘How can the world let this happen?’
The words of Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford at an event organised by Rukhshana Media in the UK parliament to put the spotlight on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan.
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“We must be able to document the truth about what is happening” in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett tells Rukhshana
As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett about the dire situation facing women and girls.
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“We must be able to document the truth about what is happening” in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett tells Rukhshana
As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett about the dire situation facing women and girls.
They should pity themselves
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression of girls’ education in Afghanistan and the hypocrisy of those behind it. She wanted us to share it with you, our readers, “not for pity, but for awareness, outrage, and change”. It is a powerful piece of writing that, as...
‘It felt as if the city had fallen again’: Rukhshana reporters on the internet shutdown
When Afghanistan lost all internet access last Monday, Rukhshana Media reporter Hania Forootan* ventured out to check on friends and see how people were being affected. What she saw in the streets of Kabul filled her with anxiety.
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Nowhere to turn: Afghan women told they can only get food aid in return for sex
Laila with three children to bring up alone, she found work cooking and cleaning – until that, too, was taken away when the Taliban came to power. Desperate, she went to those in authority to seek their help feeding her family.
Violence against women and girls is going unreported and unpunished in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Violence against women and girls is going unreported and unpunished in Taliban-led Afghanistan, activists and humanitarian actors are warning, as the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Tuesday, November 25.
How a small workshop is providing light and livelihoods in Afghanistan
A small domestic crisis provided the first spark that ignited a new career for Setara. She was home alone one night when the power went out, and she realised she had no clue how to fix the problem.
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