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Harmful traditional practices and implementation of the law on elimination of violence against women in Afghanistan /

Catalog Source (منبع کتلاگ):

ACKU

Statement of responsibility:

UNAMA.

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

Kabul, Afghanistan : United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ; United Nations High commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2010.

Physical Description:

viii, 62 pages ; 30 cm.

Summary:

Summary: “Widespread harmful traditional practices-child marriage, giving away girls for dispute resolution, forced isolation in the home, exchange marriage and “honour” killings cause suffering, humiliation and marginalization for millions of Afghan women and girls. Such practices are grounded in discriminatory views and beliefs about the role and position of women in Afghan society. Many Afghans, including some religious leaders reinforce these harmful customs by invoking their interpretation of Islam…”—(page i).

Language:

English

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Women’s rights
Afghanistan.
Democracy
Afghanistan.
Women's rights
History.
Afghanistan
Women
Violence against
Afghanistan.
Women
Suffrage
Afghanistan.
Women
Social conditions.
Afghanistan

Subjects--Geographic Terms:

,Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-.

LC Class. No:

Pamphlet HQ1236.5. / A3. / H387 2010

Source of Classification:

Library of Congress Classification / Monograph

Accession No:

3ACKU000383553 3ACKU000383603 3ACKU000540483

General Note:

Cover title.
“9 December 2010”.

Electronic Format Type & Public Note:

PDF

Electronic Resources:

https://doi.org/10.29171/azu_acku_pamphlet_hq1236_5_a3_h387_2010