Selected public updates from the Women’s Justice Movement. Full original publications remain available on wj-movement.org.
Selected public updates from the Women’s Justice Movement. Full original publications remain available on wj-movement.org.
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan documents the systematic expansion and institutionalization of discriminatory policies against women and girls under Taliban rule. WJM highlights the importance of documentation,…
Read update →WJM reaffirms that education and access to knowledge are fundamental human rights and calls for an immediate end to the systematic exclusion of Afghan girls and women from education.
Read update →WJM organized an online seminar on gender apartheid and gender equality, bringing together human rights defenders, researchers, academics and women’s rights advocates.
Read update →This investigative report was prepared through a collaboration between Femena and the Afghan Women’s Justice Movement. It draws on interviews with 12 sources and examines the collapse of legal and protective frameworks after 15 August 2021, the restrictions…
Read update →WJM organized an online seminar on gender apartheid and gender equality, bringing together human rights defenders, researchers, academics and women’s rights advocates. The discussion examined the legal, political and social challenges surrounding recognition of systematic discrimination against women…
Read update →WJM documented a six-month educational program for girls deprived of formal education, emphasizing that closing school doors must not mean depriving girls of learning or their future.
Read update →A protest dialogue examined five years of deprivation, resistance and the demand for justice for Afghan women and girls, emphasizing that their rights are central to Afghanistan’s future.
Read update →WJM emerged from Afghan women’s resistance following the Taliban’s return to power on 15 August 2021. Its public history records protests, education initiatives, awareness campaigns, humanitarian support, documentation and international advocacy from 2021 onward. The movement later expanded…
Read update →WJM organized an online discussion on the crisis of violence against women and the escalation from systematic repression to femicide. The discussion examined gender-based violence, forced marriage, arbitrary detention, suicide, honor killings and the dismantling of institutions that…
Read update →The cultural event “Voices That Cannot Be Silenced – Afghan Women” was held on 20 June 2026 in Oslo through collaboration between AAB Norway and the Women’s Justice Movement. The event brought together culture, art, literature and community…
Read update →WJM’s livelihoods work supports women’s economic independence through skills and opportunities in areas such as tailoring, handicrafts, hygiene products and digital services. The public program description also includes professional training and support for women entrepreneurs. Economic resilience is…
Read update →WJM’s humanitarian and rehabilitation work responds to urgent needs faced by Afghan women, including women-headed households, survivors of violence and displaced women. Publicly described areas include emergency support, assistance for refugee women, culturally sensitive psychological counselling and social…
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