STATEMENT OF DR. MASSOUDA JALAL
Founding Chairperson of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
for UN Human Rights Council Session 23 – Panel on VAW
We, the women of Afghanistan, are now fighting a fierce battle for our survival and human rights, as the presumed ‘peace process’ brings back fundamentalists who now conspire...
ELIMINATING PREJUDICES IN SCHOOL CURRICULA AND MATERIALS
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal ( Founding President, Jalal Foundation and Former Minister of Women, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
Democracy, human rights and gender equality are the cornerstones of enduring peace and progress in Afghanistan. However, in such a context where peoples’ lives continue to hang in the balance of a...
Afghan Widows: Challenges and Opportunities from National and International Perspectives
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
Overview of the Situation
Afghanistan is a highly prolific producer of widows. The number of widows in Afghanistan is estimated to be from 600,000 to two millions. This is one of the highest in the world when analyzed against the overall number of...
Equality for Afghan Women is Progress for All Afghans
Jalal Foundation extends a hand of solidarity to all women of the world in celebrating March 8 as the International Day of Women. Today, we celebrate the achievements of the past 12 years including the restoration of equal rights in the legal frameworks, adoption of protective measures against violence...
Hasina Jalal Wins 2014 N-Peace Award
Hasina Jalal, a founding member of the National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society and board member of Freedom Message Newspaper is one of the five young women in Asia who recently won the 2014 N-Peace Award. She was awarded recognitin in the category of Public Vote for Untold Stories-Women...
Afghan Women News Digest
The only newsletter that presents the realities of Afghan women’s lives as captured by local newspapers.
New Afghan criminal code legalizes complicity to domestic violence
Jalal Foundation and its network strongly condemn the adoption of the provision in the new Revised Criminal Code that prohibits relatives of accused criminals from serving as witnesses during investigations and trials. We are also deeply disappointed with the Parliament for playing deaf to the pleadings of women’s groups...
Employment Opportunities for Female Youth Population: Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES FOR AFGHAN FEMALE YOUTH
Afghanistan is one of the countries with a very young population. Its youth population represents 40 percent of the total; and 68 percent of all Afghans are 25 years old and below. Female youths comprise nearly...
Statement of Jalal Foundation for the 65th Year of the Universal Declaration of Human...
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Founding President of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
The adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 65 years ago continues to be one of the most rewarding steps taken by world leaders to foster development, equality and peace among...
Child Brides in Afghanistan: Overview of Situation, Challenges and Options
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Founding President of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
Betrothal of girls is pervasive in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Public Health’s Mortality Survey that was conducted in all provinces of the country in 2010, 53 percent of all women in the 25...