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Human Rights Watch
The “Ten-Dollar Talib” and Women’s Rights
Afghan
Women and the Risks of Reintegration and Reconciliation
Direct Link to Full 65-page Report:
Press Release: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/13/afghanistan-talks-shouldnt-ignore-taliban-abuse-women
July 13, 2010
This 65-page report addresses the potential challenges to women's rights posed by future government agreements with insurgent forces. The report describes how in areas under Taliban control, women are often subjected to threats, intimidation and violence, girls' education is targeted, and women political leaders and activists are attacked and killed with impunity.
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The “Ten-Dollar Talib” and Women’s Rights
Afghan Women and the Risks of Reintegration and
Reconciliation
Maps
Summary
Key Recommendations
Methodology
I. Background
Taliban Abuses Against Women and Girls 1996-2001
II. Life Today for Women and Girls in Taliban-Controlled
Areas
Attacks and Threats Against Women Working Outside the
Home
Night Letters
Loss of Employment
Attacks on Girls’ Education
Silencing Women in Politics
III. Reintegration, Reconciliation, and Rights
Background: From Targets to Talks
The Rise of the “Ten-Dollar Talib”
The Swat Valley Deal
Ensuring Women’s Participation
Weakness of Constitutional Guarantees for Women’s Rights
in Reconciliation and Reintegration
Additional Guarantees Needed to Protect Women’s Rights
No Peace Without Justice
Risks of Rewarding Abusive Insurgents with Political
Office
Reconciliation and the Amnesty Law..
Reconciliation and War Criminals
IV. Recommendations
Reintegration and Reconciliation
Women’s Representation
Attacks on Women in Public Life
Attacks on Girls’ Access to Education
Transitional Justice
Governance Reform
Acknowledgments
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