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  • Essay / Violation of women in Afghan societies - 2187

    1. Introduction: The decree adopted by the president in 2009 concerning women's rights was opposed by some conservative deputies. Afghanistan has a cultural society in which the majority of people mistreat women and oppose the freedom of women in the country. There are still families who are ashamed of having a daughter, there are still families where the woman is considered a slave, and there are still families who behave towards their mother as an enemy because she does not was unable to give birth to a boy rather than give birth to a boy. a girl. The decree adopted by President Hamid Karzai is due to the high percentage of violations against women in the country, where more than 3,000 cases of violence against women have been recorded. This decree was based on Article 22 of the Afghan constitution, which states that “Afghan citizens, men and women, have equal rights and duties before the law” (Afghanistan, 2004). Based on this article of the constitution, we can find out that men and women are equal before the law and this law guarantees that all freedoms granted to a man will be the same for a woman. Unfortunately, according to the biannual report presented by the Human Rights Commission on "violence against women", there are four different types of violence. against women in different parts of the country. The main reasons for violence against women are related to the economic situation of a family, the literacy level of a family, the cultural background of the family as well as the use of drugs which caused several acts of violence. breach. husband and members of their family against a woman. Moreover, the outcome of violence is almost the same everywhere in the country (beatings, sexual abuse, forced marriages, denial of access to education, emotional and psychological abuse and murder). In this article, I will focus on the policies implemented by the Afghan government and their failure; Additionally, I will focus on establishing certain policies to limit or consolidate all abuses against women in the country.2. History: In Afghanistan, especially in rural areas, men are the dominant force in a family and women constantly face different types of abuse, either from their own family member or from their husband and his family. Violation of women is the use of force on a woman, either by family members or a stranger, or the concept by which men use their power in order to force the implementation of their own desires on the woman. will of a woman..