Voice of International Affairs
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Abstract: A mass exodus of over 6 million people from Myanmar (to Bangladesh) began from mid- August 2017, following a brutal military campaign against them. The mass people experienced unimaginable atrocities including women who had been subjected to systematic rape, torture and seeing family members killed. While safe from violence, they were subjected to in…Read More
Gender equality means when men and women enjoy the same opportunity and freedom across all society, including economic participation and decision making, and when the different behaviors, aspirations, and needs of women and men are equally valued and favored. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful,…Read More
Afghanistan has inherited a paralysed and almost non-operational educational system with embedded gender inequality from three decades of conflicts. According to Afghan ministry of education, after the Taliban ouster in 2001, an estimated one million children predominantly boys were attending school, while, girls were almost entirely deprived of schooling opportunities. Therefore, the government of Afghanistan…Read More
The voyage of advancing human rights across the globe can be traced back to the 1940’s. It all began after the drafting of the Universal Declaration of human rights in 1948; that our struggle began, the struggle of educating a girl child. However, the journey is prolonged day after day by social issues that impede…Read More