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RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, was established in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 as an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan.
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Gulbar, an Afghan woman who is Burnt by Her Husband
Gulbar was admitted to a local hospital in Badghis province in Northern Afghanistan in November 2005. She has been burnt by her husband. ......
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Violence against women
Mass Graves of Civilian Victims found in Afghanistan
July 16, 2007: Mass graves of around 1000 victims was found and uncovered by police in suburbs of Kabul in a desert called Chamtala. ...
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: War crimes
Afghan widows stage protest in front of UN office in Kabul asking for prosecution of war criminals
AFP, August 5, 2007: KABUL -- More than 100 people, many of them widows, called Sunday for international help in identifying remains found in the latest mass grave to be uncovered in Afghanistan. ...
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: War crimes
Tens of women commit self-immolation to get rid of their misery
Tens of women commit self-immolation every month across Afghanistan to get rid of their miseries and destitution....
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Violence against women
12-y-old girl in Afghanistan victim of violence by husband
Herat province -- Afghanistan, Sep.2007: This 12-y-old girl has been given in a forced marriage and she faces violence by her husband everyday....
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Marriage
Afghan widows protest in Kabul and ask trial of crminials
Originally posted on YouTube by user rawa77 with the following text: AFP, Aug.5,2007: ...