Their lives on the line: Women rights defenders under attack in Afghanistan

Amnesty International Ai,

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Abstract: Based on interviews with more than 50 rights defenders and their families, the 71-page document titled, "Their lives on the line: Women rights defenders under attack in Afghanistan," illustrates the range of violence women human rights activists are confronted with on a daily basis - from threats, harassment and intimidation to physical attacks on their family members and property, and unlawful killings - despite the gains made over the past 13 years.

Keywords: women; human rights; Afghanistan; violence; threats; harassment; physical attacks; unlawful Killings; cultural; religious and social norms; women in public life; promoting. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-04
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