Afghan government’s takeover of women’s shelters adds insult to injury

By Horia Mosadiq, Amnesty International’s Afghanistan Researcher.
The recent move by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) to take control of women’s shelters is deeply worrying.  I have spoken to NGO workers who run these shelters, and they have been outraged by the new legislation.
Over the past few years I have personally been able to […]