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Peace Direct is taking urgent action to support women in Afghanistan facing the harshest restrictions in history. Support us now and show people in Afghanistan that the world has not turned its back on them.

  • Published

    10 September 2024
  • Written by

    Mishal Bandukda
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The Taliban has imposed yet further devastating restrictions on women –many have described them as the worst in Afghanistan’s history. Women are now legally banned from showing their faces or raising their voices in public. This is unacceptable.

DONATE NOW TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR PEACEBUILDERS PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN AND BEYOND.

These new laws are a direct violation of all 30 Universal Human Rights and represent a further suppression of the dignity and freedom of Afghan women and girls. Today, in 2024, Afghan women face criminal charges for:

  • Singing or reading aloud in public
  • Looking directly at a man they are not related to
  • Showing or uncovering their faces

Most international organisations have been cut off from Afghanistan, leaving communities with no support. But amidst this darkness, local peacebuilders remain a vital lifeline for Afghan women, risking their lives to uphold fundamental human rights.

Please support peacebuilders to be a vital lifeline for women in Afghanistan and around the world with a donation today.

Donate today to support peacebuilders protecting human rights in Afghanistan and around the world.

Local peacebuilders cannot continue their incredible work without your help. Your support can empower them to keep fighting for justice and equality in places where it feels much of the world has turned its back. Please, help us show them this isn’t the case.

"Women in Afghanistan don't even have a right to dream at this point [...] This is not a women's rights issue, it is a human rights issue." 

— Mariam Solaimankhil, Former Afghan Politician

Your contribution will make a world of difference. When you donate today, you are standing in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan and so many others around the world. You are helping to keep hope alive.  

DONATE NOW: GIVE A LIFELINE TO LOCAL PEACEBUILDERS.

Your kindness will support local peacebuilders who work tirelessly, often in the most volatile of places, to protect the fundamental rights of Afghan women and others. A donation today will:

  • Protect Human Rights
  • Empower Local Peacebuilders
  • Stand for Justice

We believe that no woman should be silenced. If you agree, please join us today. 

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