Hanging by a thread
Subtitle: Afghan women's rights and security threats
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal & Dr. Mario Silva
Contributors: Silva, Mario, 1966- author; International Forum for Rights and Security
Publisher: IFFRAS
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto; Brussels; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781771610766; 9781771610773
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Women's rights; Women; Legal status, laws; Social conditions; National security; Femmes; Droits; Conditions sociales; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Security (National & International); SOCIAL SCIENCE; Discrimination & Race Relations; Minority Studies
Description: More than a decade after the Taliban were ousted from power, Afghans' rights and security are at a crossroad, and women's rights hang by a thread. Two former political authorities offer an update on opportunities--and dangers-facing the international community as Operation Enduring Freedom winds down. Dr. Jalal, a former minister in the Karzai government, asks the important questions and delivers informed insights on the history of women's struggle in Afghanistan and the dangers posed by the ongoing negotiations with the Taliban. In Part II. Dr. Silva, a former member of the Canadian Parliament, addresses the continuing dilemma of security, state failure and terrorism and the structures and supports that must be in place following the international military withdrawal.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The long struggle for women's rights in Afghanistan / Massouda Jalal; title: The history of women's struggle in Afghanistan; title: Human rights; title: Marriage practices and abuses; title: Burqa and chador; title: The Taliban's ongoing war on women; title: Towards enduring peace, democracy and gender equality; title: Afghan's rights and security transition post 2014 / Mario Silva; title: Summary of operations; title: State failure and reconstruction; title: Application of international law; title: Application of domestic law; title: Terrorist threats; title: Enduring strategic partnership agreement.