Woman right in Afghanistan
І- Introduction:
Right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or avoid doing from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or acknowledgment in civil society. (1)
Basically both men and women have the same right there is no contrast between them. This issue highlighted in all religious books and constitutional law of all countries. Also United Nation which is the most powerful foundation in the world has been built to keep the right equality. Keeping equality between men and women is on priority in UN activities. But every thing in Afghanistan is inverted; there is no equality between men and women even the most women don’t have the right of going out of home and they don’t have the right to choose their husbands and they don’t have the right to find a job or to go to school. They (women) are doomed to be confined in the four-walls of home.
If we have a glance at the history of women rights in Afghanistan, it shows that from the past women had been in exposure of challenges for example, Amanullah Khan, the King of Afghanistan had fiery desire to change the women condition and for the first time in Afghanistan history he ordered his wife to threw away her burka. In 1924 for the first time he sent 5 women to Turkey for studying which this action of the King mad people angry. For the second time when he was sending the next group of women to France the people of Shenawari blocked the road and slaughtered the women and they protested that sending women abroad is against our religious and our tradition. (2)
Basically, women should have the rights through that they be able to express their ideas and their demands, but in Afghanistan still women is facing with a big challenge. While they want to explain their opinions, they face with violent protests. For example, Malalai Joia (now she is a member of parliament of Afghanistan) explained her ideas about women situation and about political situation, soon she faced with trails of men abuses and insults, it shows that still there is great obstacles on the way of women right and democracy.
Generally, right of work is the natural right of humanity every person entitled to have a job or to be free in selecting a job. But in Afghanistan this right is limited, particularly female do not have the right of work. Without permission of the head of their families (a few family allow their female member to work) they can not work outside. Even work of female is sin and shameful to most of the family. But after toppling the Taliban regime the cloud of stereotypical idea disappeared and the sky began to cleaning up. The majority of Afghan girls could go to school or work out of their house. And it is not the whole rights of women which given to them, still there is many challenges on the way of women’s promotion. (3)
Freedom of speech is one of the principle rights of people and by this right every one can declare their opinion. In Afghanistan still it is impossible for women to express their ideas or their objectives if they want to express their thought they will face with strong protests or violence. For example, “Safia Ama Jan” the head of Kandahar woman’s affairs’s department expressed the Kandahars’ women ideas about their rights and demands, soon after that she was killed by terrorists bands. (RAWA) Still it is difficult to convince the stereotypes that the rights of thought are a natural right of women and they are free to think freely or to be independent in their meditation. According to experts view, in Afghanistan common people are not in condition of knowledge to think about the values of humanitarians, it need to years struggle to change the common’s ideas
Safety is another natural right of women; the law should support women against discrimination and other threats. It is obvious that women consist of half of community’s body and they accomplish half of the duties in daily lives. Nevertheless, they are facing with kinds of torturing like kidnap, rape etc. “Sanawbar” is one of those women who are the sacrifice of such wildly action of warlords in North part of Afghanistan.
Choosing husband is the most significant right of women. They should be completely free in choosing husband because it is a lifetime decision. Unfortunately, in Afghanistan most women are not allowed to select their husbands. Traditionally parents decide about choosing husband for their daughters whom it has several disadvantages. Firstly, the daughter doesn’t know who will be her future husband, so it will cause stress and anxiousness that it has bad effect on her moral and behaviors. Secondly, may be their attitudes or behaviors are different and they cannot tolerant each other and the most divorcés are causes of these kind of marriages. (4)
In conclusion, there are many reasons such as instability, discrimination, stereotypical ideas and illiteracy that evidence the vulnerability of women rights in Afghan’s community. If we want to improve the women rights in Afghanistan it will take a long time of continuously efforts and without internationally reinforcement it seems impossible.
References:
1. www.informationheadquarters.com/Law/Right
2. G.M. Ghobar, History of Afghanistan Edited in 2001
3. Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
4. Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
Right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or avoid doing from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or acknowledgment in civil society. (1)
Basically both men and women have the same right there is no contrast between them. This issue highlighted in all religious books and constitutional law of all countries. Also United Nation which is the most powerful foundation in the world has been built to keep the right equality. Keeping equality between men and women is on priority in UN activities. But every thing in Afghanistan is inverted; there is no equality between men and women even the most women don’t have the right of going out of home and they don’t have the right to choose their husbands and they don’t have the right to find a job or to go to school. They (women) are doomed to be confined in the four-walls of home.
If we have a glance at the history of women rights in Afghanistan, it shows that from the past women had been in exposure of challenges for example, Amanullah Khan, the King of Afghanistan had fiery desire to change the women condition and for the first time in Afghanistan history he ordered his wife to threw away her burka. In 1924 for the first time he sent 5 women to Turkey for studying which this action of the King mad people angry. For the second time when he was sending the next group of women to France the people of Shenawari blocked the road and slaughtered the women and they protested that sending women abroad is against our religious and our tradition. (2)
Basically, women should have the rights through that they be able to express their ideas and their demands, but in Afghanistan still women is facing with a big challenge. While they want to explain their opinions, they face with violent protests. For example, Malalai Joia (now she is a member of parliament of Afghanistan) explained her ideas about women situation and about political situation, soon she faced with trails of men abuses and insults, it shows that still there is great obstacles on the way of women right and democracy.
Generally, right of work is the natural right of humanity every person entitled to have a job or to be free in selecting a job. But in Afghanistan this right is limited, particularly female do not have the right of work. Without permission of the head of their families (a few family allow their female member to work) they can not work outside. Even work of female is sin and shameful to most of the family. But after toppling the Taliban regime the cloud of stereotypical idea disappeared and the sky began to cleaning up. The majority of Afghan girls could go to school or work out of their house. And it is not the whole rights of women which given to them, still there is many challenges on the way of women’s promotion. (3)
Freedom of speech is one of the principle rights of people and by this right every one can declare their opinion. In Afghanistan still it is impossible for women to express their ideas or their objectives if they want to express their thought they will face with strong protests or violence. For example, “Safia Ama Jan” the head of Kandahar woman’s affairs’s department expressed the Kandahars’ women ideas about their rights and demands, soon after that she was killed by terrorists bands. (RAWA) Still it is difficult to convince the stereotypes that the rights of thought are a natural right of women and they are free to think freely or to be independent in their meditation. According to experts view, in Afghanistan common people are not in condition of knowledge to think about the values of humanitarians, it need to years struggle to change the common’s ideas
Safety is another natural right of women; the law should support women against discrimination and other threats. It is obvious that women consist of half of community’s body and they accomplish half of the duties in daily lives. Nevertheless, they are facing with kinds of torturing like kidnap, rape etc. “Sanawbar” is one of those women who are the sacrifice of such wildly action of warlords in North part of Afghanistan.
Choosing husband is the most significant right of women. They should be completely free in choosing husband because it is a lifetime decision. Unfortunately, in Afghanistan most women are not allowed to select their husbands. Traditionally parents decide about choosing husband for their daughters whom it has several disadvantages. Firstly, the daughter doesn’t know who will be her future husband, so it will cause stress and anxiousness that it has bad effect on her moral and behaviors. Secondly, may be their attitudes or behaviors are different and they cannot tolerant each other and the most divorcés are causes of these kind of marriages. (4)
In conclusion, there are many reasons such as instability, discrimination, stereotypical ideas and illiteracy that evidence the vulnerability of women rights in Afghan’s community. If we want to improve the women rights in Afghanistan it will take a long time of continuously efforts and without internationally reinforcement it seems impossible.
References:
1. www.informationheadquarters.com/Law/Right
2. G.M. Ghobar, History of Afghanistan Edited in 2001
3. Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
4. Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
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