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Topic: Women's lives worse than ever.
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remind
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posted 26 February 2008 06:43 AM
quote: Grinding poverty and the escalating war is driving an increasing number of Afghan families to sell their daughters into forced marriages.Girls as young as six are being married into a life of slavery and rape, often by multiple members of their new relatives. Banned from seeing their own parents or siblings, they are also prohibited from going to school. With little recognition of the illegality of the situation or any effective recourse, many of the victims are driven to self-immolation – burning themselves to death – or severe self-harm. Six years after the US and Britain "freed" Afghan women from the oppressive Taliban regime, a new report proves that life is just as bad for most, and worse in some cases.
Really the title of the article should have called it better, it is not just Afghan women whose lives are worse is is extremely young girls. The damage this will do to these young girls will be impacting wAfghanistan for more generations to come. It is sickening to realize our military is causing this to happen. Womankind is calling for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which says women in conflict zones should be offered protection and recognition of their role in the peace process as well as their human rights. Across Afghanistan women's organisations, such as Mrs Hashemee's, are now turning their attention from providing basic needs to empowering females, teaching them their rights and urging them to vote.
From: "watching the tide roll away" | Registered: Jun 2004
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mary123
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posted 26 February 2008 08:29 AM
remind this is why I find it instructive to also follow American politics - Harper is following the Bush/Cheney handbook on this and many other issues. Bush used the patriotism bullshit to censor debate and now to a lesser extent so is Harpie. To understand Harper and the neocons you need to understand the Bush Cheney way of doing politics. Wasn't Harper and his goven't bragging about how many Afghan girls are now going to school because of the Canadian army securing these little girls rights. haha as he helps cuts womens rights in Canada. "Compassionate conservatism" indeed to quote from pre-election Bush's words as usual divorced from any reality. Conservatives are usually divorced from any inkling of reality.
From: ~~Canada - still God's greatest creation on the face of the earth~~ | Registered: Jun 2004
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