Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council

Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council

The Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, warned that technology enabled easy sharing of sensitive health data of adolescents, migrants and people whose sexual orientation or health status was subject to discrimination. “Accessibility of information through digital tools should not impair the right to have personal health data treated with confidentiality,” Ms. Mofokeng…

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End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA

End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA

In its 2023 State of World Population report, UNFPA said that while reaching the milestone of eight billion people on Earth was a reminder of “our unprecedented gains”, concerns over the number were “causing anxiety, and driving more governments to try to influence fertility rates.” However, the agency notes that thriving and inclusive societies can…

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UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe

UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe

The Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023, released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), provides an overview of the fallout resulting from the takeover of Afghanistan by its present-day de facto rulers, the Taliban, in August 2021. Immediately after the Taliban assumed power, the Afghan economy collapsed, accelerating Afghanistan’s decade-long slide into poverty; with a population estimated…

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The Taliban restored the broadcast of the women's radio station

The Taliban restored the broadcast of the women’s radio station

Badakhshan: Afghanistan’s women’s radio station ‘Sadai Banwan’ has resumed broadcasting after a one-week shutdown. A week ago, the Taliban stopped the broadcast of ‘Sadai Banwan’ for broadcasting music during Ramadan. In the Dari language Sadaya Banwan means ‘female voice’. Sadaya Banwan started ten years ago from Derakhshan province. It is the only radio station in…

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Broadcasting of the only women's radio station in Afghanistan resumed

Broadcasting of the only women’s radio station in Afghanistan resumed

Photo courtesy of Google Afghanistan’s only women-run radio station has resumed broadcasting after a week-long blackout. According to foreign media, the Afghan authorities stopped radio broadcasts for a week for playing music during Ramadan. According to reports, the radio station ‘Sadai Banuwan’ means ‘Voice of Women’ and was started 10 years ago. According to foreign…

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A delegation of OIC scholars will go to Afghanistan for talks on women's education and employment

A delegation of OIC scholars will go to Afghanistan for talks on women’s education and employment

Secretary General of OIC is addressing the meeting. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will send a delegation of scholars to Afghanistan for negotiations regarding women’s education and employment in Afghanistan. OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha said that discussions are ongoing with the relevant authorities of Afghanistan with the support of the International Jurisprudence…

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