Afghan women need Aust help: inquiry

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 13 Mei 2014 | 15.03

AUSTRALIA has been urged to keep supporting Afghan women's rights so that gains the international community has helped fight for won't be lost.

Despite some minor human rights achievements over the years, Afghan women still face alarming rates of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, a public hearing in Canberra was told on Tuesday.

The backing of the international community has enabled Afghan women to play a more visible role in public life and make education and health gains.

But there was more work to be done, women's rights campaigner Zulaika Rafiq told the hearing.

"If the international community turns its backs on us now, we will be in a precarious situation," she said.

"We could see an erosion of the rights governments like Australia have helped us to fight for."

Ms Rafiq said Australian voices needed to be loud to keep pressure on its incoming new government.

In particular, she was concerned Afghanistan could approve draft laws that activists say will severely limit justice for victims of domestic abuse.


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