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OPAWC participant of Conference on Elimination of Violence against Women |

On November 25, 2010, a Conference on Elimination of Violence against Women was held in the National Hall of Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) which was supported by UNIFEM and Ministry of Women of Affairs. Representative of OPAWC also participated in this conference where we set up a stall for displaying our handicrafts.
High rank officials including President Hamid Karzai were among the speakers. Some speakers in length described the miseries of Afghan women the tragedies that they are going through, for example it was said that this year alone more than 110 Afghan women have committed suicide by setting themselves on fire due to violence and destitution.
In his speech, Hamid Karzai promised to support Afghan women, but everyone knew that they are empty promises because in the past nine years he has scarified Afghan Women by collaboration with powerful fundamentalist warlords who are die-hard enemies of women's rights and justice in Afghanistan.
At the end participants had their stalls and showed their progress in the field of business.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 03:46 |