From: bill wayland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:53 AM Subject: Re: Afghanistan: NA Bans Womens Rights March - BBC > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > > It is worth noting that the leaders of this women's organization were > members of the old All Afghanistan Womens Union, the women's organization of > the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan. The Western media plays up RAWA > because they support the return of the king, but give no mention to other > womens organizations that may be more left > > > > > >Tuesday, 27 November, 2001, 19:07 GMT > > > >Kabul women's march thwarted > > > > > >Some women are again allowed to work in Kabul > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1679000/1679337.stm > > > >The Northern Alliance has prevented a group of women from marching through > >the streets of the Afghan capital, Kabul. > >About 50 members of the newly formed Union of Women in Afghanistan (UWA) > >gathered in an apartment, intending to march to the United Nations compound > >to demand more rights. > > > > > > > > Ms Parlika accuses the alliance of holding women back > > > >But Northern Alliance Interior Minister Yunus Qanuni on Tuesday confirmed > >an earlier ruling that the march would not be allowed. > > > >It was the second time in a week the women had been refused permission to > >walk to the main UN compound, with security given as the reason both times. > > > >The women said the official reason was just a pretext and that the alliance > >did not want women to improve their position. > > > >Kabul situation 'not good' > > > >March organiser and UWA head Soraya Parlika said Mr Qanuni, who is > >currently leading the Northern Alliance delegation to the Afghan talks in > >Bonn, rang her personally two days ago to say the march was not to go > >ahead. > > > > > > > > [The Northern Alliance] announced that women were free, but it is > >not freedom to throw off our veils. That is not the liberty we want > > > > Women's rights activist Nafeesa > > > >"He said we should wait for an unspecified time," she said. > > > >As women began gathering at her home early on Tuesday, hopeful the decision > >would be reversed, Ms Parlika received a follow-up call from an interior > >ministry official, again refusing the march. > > > >"[The Northern Alliance] announced that women were free, but it is not > >freedom to throw off our veils. That is not the liberty we want," said a > >disappointed Nafeesa, 17, who was planning to take part in the march. > > > >"Right now the situation in Kabul is not good. It is not what we wanted." > > > >Ban on women > > > >Under the Taleban, women were banned from attending schools and > >universities or denied the right to work. > > > >There have been a few advances in the past two weeks since the alliance > >took over the Afghan capital, with women broadcasters allowed to return to > >work in television and radio, but that is being seen as a token gesture by > >the would-be protesters. > > > >"We want to fulfil our rights, but they won't let us," said one, > >29-year-old Nadir. > > > >Ms Parlika said she would not plan any further marches until the outcome of > >the Bonn talks was known. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
