Human Rights Violations In Afghanistan, Pakistan, And Afghanistan

Not everyone around the globe has access to human rights. There are millions of people globally who do not have access to basic human needs. The stories “Humans of New York” and A Thousand Splendid Suns go further into why and how people’s rights are taken away in certain locations. In A Thousand Splendid Suns, we learn about two young women who have their human rights taken away due to religious beliefs. Due to those religious beliefs, dictators take control over the country. In “Humans of New York,” we hear about a refugee’s experience in being forced to go to war. Human rights violations are caused by dictatorship, government, and male superiority.

In Afghanistan, Women’s rights were very denied and completely dismissed. Women were treated horribly. They were beaten, abused verbally, and even killed. Under the rule of the Taliban, women were better off staying in the safety of their own homes.

Education is one of the most important contributors to having a successful future. In developed countries such as North America boys and girls are fortunate enough to have access to an unbiased education system. Therefore, allowing children to have countless opportunities. However, in countries like Afghanistan girls are marginalized and neglected the right to learn. Afghanistan is a country of war, where women and girls are often the worst victims. In 2011, Afghanistan was known as the most dangerous place in the world for a girl to be born (Kissane). Malala Yousufzai, a female education activist was also a victim of war. Yousufazi was shot in the head and neck for advocating for girls and their rights to have access to education. Similarly, to Yousufzai many women in Afghanistan stand up for their entitlement to having equality. Those courageous women often become victims of abuse and are often killed. Investing in girls’ education is critical, not only is it life-altering for a girl’s future, but it’s also poses benefits to society. By allowing Afghan girls access to educating we are also promoting better socioeconomic s, a reduction in child marriages, and an improvement in mortality rates.

Today in the post –Taliban era, women still struggle with their rights. Resolutions were produced and rights for women have advanced since September 11th but in order to move forward, much work needs to be done. Hundreds of years of repression for Afghan women will take a lot longer than a few years to actually revolutionize. There is violence towards women that are not practicing traditions customs and fear retaliations from the Taliban. Customs are difficult to change as well as government policies. (Bora Laskin Law). In Afghanistan, religious and cultural values, politics, and an uncertain acting government have played a major part in the struggle for women’s rights.

The Constitution that was created in Afghanistan during the 1920’s, stated equal rights for women and men. In fact, during the year of 1959, new policies created educational and career opportunities and voluntary removal of having to wear the burka. Women’s roles become similarly equivalent to male roles; they had the opportunity to acquire knowledge from universities, and were provided jobs in industrial, business, and entertainment settings. The atrocities that came about during the Mujaheddin and Taliban control were unheard of years prior, when women lived in peace and prosperity

Many people are trying to stop the discrimination of Muslims and stop people from being intolerant. For instance, the Australian Human Rights Commission has started two projects to help Muslims. The “Unlocking Doors: Muslim communities and police tackling racial and religious discrimination and abuse Project and the Living Spirit: Muslim women and human rights Project” are two projects aiming to end Muslim discrimination. The Unlocking Doors Project tries to get Muslim groups to talk to police so the police can respond better to abuse or discrimination because of religion. The Living Spirit Project aims to teach Muslim women about fairness, equality, and human rights. People know that all humans have rights. The Holocaust was a terrible event and should never be repeated. These projects, the understandings of human rights, and many other reasons are why I believe the prejudice against Muslims can and will come to an

Education is what provides us the opportunity to learn new things and it helps to build our knowledge by expanding horizon. After Dawood Khan, the president of Afghanistan was assassinated by PDPA during 1970s and Afghanistan had become democratic and republic, education for girls was required. There were certain social reforms such as banning burqas and raising the minimum age for marriage. However, the invasions of Soviet, Mujahideen and Taliban forces revoked several women’s rights. Under the Taliban rule, women were imprisoned in their homes. Girls were forbidden from attending a school and were beaten if found alone in the street. Punishments were hard if their discriminatory laws were violated. (“Women in Afghanistan: The Back Story”). Even though women have gained some political rights now after the Taliban rule in 2001, but there are still many afghan

Many families only allow their daughters to attend all-girls schools close to their home and not many of these schools exist. Other families believe it is unnecessary for girls to be educated because the woman’s place is at home, not in the economy. “Life as an Afghan Woman” explains, “Schools for girls have been burned down, hundreds of teachers educating girls have been threatened or killed,...[and] physically harmed…. Only forty percent of Afghan girls attend elementary school, and only one out of twenty girls attend school beyond sixth grade.” Education has been presented to girls, but because of the lack of girls attending, this advancement of women’s education has not made as large of an impact as anticipated. Central Statistical Organization states “Based on the data of Statistical Yearbook 2014, the total numbers of civil servants of the government are 398,195 persons of which, 77.8 percent male and 22.2 percent are females.” Women have much less involvement in government and it is rooted from the lack of education received by the women as a young girl. A 2014 data analysis from the Central Statistical Organization shows in the “Zabul province in terms of girls’ enrolment in school is at the lowest level as girlboy ratio is 22/78.” Education equality has long suffered throughout Afghanistan due to the results of a patriarchal society, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t looking up in the

The Taliban implemented laws restricting the movements and actions of women in Afghanistan in public places. While attempting to visit her child in a home for young girls, Laila is beaten within an inch of her life as a consequence of walking outside without a male escort (Hosseini). The extreme course of action, beating a woman for walking alone, demonstrates the illogical and unjustifiable actions the Taliban promotes the practice of in Afghanistan. The women and men have dramatically unequal rights.

Oppression and the denial of basic human rights can be seen throughout history. Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, yet many governments ignore human rights and totally abuse other human beings. One can see several examples of how society has rationalized such behavior in order to adhere to the mindset and beliefs of a race or group of people who declared themselves superior. Tactics used throughout history that amplified such mistreatment include systematic repression, economic deprivation that called for the formation of ghettos or Bantustans, torture, ostracism and even death. Living under the wrath of this regime crushed the souls of men, forcing them to resort to forming their own political support group and religion.

Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight rigorously for basic human rights. In the western stratosphere, those human rights were achieved in the early 20th century, but in a lot of eastern countries the battle for the women is just beginning, or worse hasn't even started. Women in Afghanistan have been subject to heinous circumstances, even though their religion, Islam "demanded that men and women be equal before God,"(Qazi). Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner offers a very insightful view of the governing politics of Afghanistan pre-Taliban regime and during the Taliban regime, and the differing situation of women in both those eras. Based on the book and outside research, it is evident that the situation of women in

Following the withdrawal of NATO, attacks on women’s rights have increased. 87% of girls in Afghanistan face discrimination and harassment (Luccaro and Gaston). Our character in Afghanistan is a one of them. Education is also limited to those of higher class. Many do not know how to defend themselves. War Child strives to empower girls in the times of chaos.

Throughout the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa, women are treated as inferiors to men. According to a study conducted by Save the Children and World Vision, Afghanistan was ranked in the Top 10 worst countries to be a girl. Despite their efforts to gender parity, foreign countries, such the United States and Russia, have only managed to increase Afghan’s discrimination of women. The countries’ endeavors to educate and emancipate women through radical reforms, in which banned the selling of women for marriage, proved to be futile. Perhaps Afghanistan’s bigotry is most apparent through their ideology on women; their greatest being their notion on birth. In Afghanistan, "a woman who cannot birth a son in a patrilineal culture is

Egypt is carrying out executions and inhuman punishments; discrimination is seen among women and religious minorities. Israel commits unlawful killings against civilians, including children, for opposing Israel’s military occupation (Withnall, 2016). It is important for people to know about the current ongoing of human rights violations happening around the world because as a world we want to ensure that all rights are being upheld and understand our moral obligations to the world; should we allow this to continue or should we enforce some laws?

All individuals are entitled to certain basic rights in every part of the world. Irrespective of the circumstances, no one is morally or ethically empowered to take away these basic rights from ordinary citizens of particular country. The human rights are of different types of rights like, political rights and civil liberty rights. The most fundamental human right available to a human being is of right to life and physical safety. According to Donnelly and Howard Human rights are the expression of the need for human dignity, fairness, acceptance, tolerance and mutual respect. The idea of human rights coveys the scope of justice and morality. Though, many international organizations and country heads emphasize the need of women’s human rights and its violation has always been a common phenomenon in different parts of the world(Donnelly & Howard 1987).As, India is home to a booming democracy and to recent magnificent economic growth. Unfortunately, this has not prevented multiple serious women’s human right abuses from remaining a fact of life in many parts of the India.