Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan

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Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan

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Widespread harmful traditional practices – child marriage, giving away girls for dispute resolution, forced isolation in the home, exchange marriage and “honour” killings – cause suffering, humiliation and marginalization for millions of Afghan women and girls.

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UNAMA

Date

2010

Language

English

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http://menengage.org/resources/harmful-traditional-practices-implementation-law-elimination-violence-women-afghanistan/

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Traditional_Practices_and_Implementation_of_the_Law_on_the_Elimination_of_Violence_against_Women_in_Afghanistan_-UNAMA_OHCHR_Report.pdf

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“Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed April 19, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/982.

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