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The strategy to advance women’s leadership and political participation includes (i) adoption and implementation of comprehensive leadership and capacity building programs for women; (ii) eliminating violence against women in public and private spaces; (iii) partnership building between and among women and men; and (iv) increasing opportunities and mechanisms for women’s leadership and participation in their communities. 36
LEGAL PROTECTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION “O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor” (Sura 4, verse 135) 1. OVERVIEW The Afghan Government believes that the State‘s guarantee that power will be used legitimately is best demonstrated by its legal and judicial systems. Without standard norms, rules, and regulations to limit and direct governance, justice will remain partial, and will continue to work for the benefit of the strongest groups and individuals in a society. Recognizing this, human rights and duties, including gender equality, are given very high priority within the new Constitution of Afghanistan. The Constitution has identified the rights to life, liberty, and human dignity as fundamental rights and has enshrined the principles of equality and non-discrimination in Article 22. In addition to identifying these human rights and responsibilities, the Constitution commits itself through Article 7 to observing human rights law via the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights treaties. However, the justice institutions responsible for upholding and applying laws remain in disarray, along with the education system that supplies the professionals to these institutions. Currently, the formal justice system has only limited legitimacy and reach, perpetuating Afghans‘ reliance on customary mechanisms of dispute settlement. The depletion of financial and human resources has further harmed the legal system in Afghanistan, bringing the maintenance and extension of infrastructure, such as courts, to a halt and resulting in dependence on people with limited training to act as judges, lawyers and prosecutors within the formal justice system. GOAL The goal of the Afghan Government is to revise its legislative framework and judicial system to guarantee equality and nondiscrimination as enshrined in the Constitution as well as within international conventions and standards, thereby enabling women and girls to exercise their rights on equal terms with men and boys. Consequently, equal, fair, and transparent access to justice is far from being realized in Afghanistan. Human rights violations remain rampant, especially violations of women‘s rights. The majority of Afghan women are denied fair treatment before the law. Discriminatory provisions in laws and policies are still prevalent. Traditional 37
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ...
Page 5 and 6: PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The advanceme
Page 7 and 8: ANALYSIS OF CONTEXT 1. OVERVIEW OF
Page 9 and 10: the primary school level was 54% in
Page 11 and 12: Agreement resulted in the adoption
Page 13 and 14: VISION, MISSION, GOALS AND STRATEGI
Page 15 and 16: any other field” 21 . Elimination
Page 17 and 18: implemented by the national appoint
Page 19 and 20: mandatory principles that have to b
Page 21 and 22: The I-ANDS goal on gender equality
Page 23 and 24: PILLAR I: SECURITY The Government r
Page 25 and 26: epercussions of violence men have i
Page 27 and 28: government. Changing mindsets is es
Page 29 and 30: 4.4 Eliminating women-directed viol
Page 31 and 32: policies and programs to be reviewe
Page 33 and 34: security measures, including the pr
Page 35: PILLAR 2: GOVERNANCE, RULE OF LAW A
Page 39 and 40: • Increased access to free legal
Page 41 and 42: 3.2 Need to reconcile the relevant
Page 43 and 44: hospitals, schools and universities
Page 45 and 46: promotion of women police officers
Page 47 and 48: enforcement and judicial personnel
Page 49 and 50: movements and NGOs and are active i
Page 51 and 52: 3.4 Undermined starting point of wo
Page 53 and 54: officials in the national and provi
Page 55 and 56: participation in all Afghan institu
Page 57 and 58: and mainstreaming of gender awarene
Page 59 and 60: Pillar 3: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVEL
Page 61 and 62: ECONOMY, WORK AND POVERTY “To men
Page 63 and 64: To attain this goal, the following
Page 65 and 66: denial of property rights (mostly a
Page 67 and 68: paid work, and (c) domestic product
Page 69 and 70: amend and abolish provisions that i
Page 71 and 72: the informal economy 71
Page 73 and 74: Even where reproductive facilities
Page 75 and 76: access to health care 56 . There is
Page 77 and 78: strategy, the Ministry of Public He
Page 79 and 80: contribute to the high MMR in Afgha
Page 81 and 82: placements) for female students to
Page 83 and 84: EDUCATION “Read in the name of th
Page 85 and 86: complete the higest possible level
Page 87 and 88:
3.6 Insufficient access to accelera
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Alternate education, accelerated le
Page 91 and 92:
equity in the National Skills Devel
Page 93 and 94:
availability of dormitories and oth
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 1. OVERVIEW
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eview and integration of gender com
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specific guidelines and checklists
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making to planning, programming, bu
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national census. Statistical public
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GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICY Islamic
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its sector’s gender issues. The a
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PLAN FORMULATION PROCESS The proces
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) technical meetings between planni
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egional consultations in the provin
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CONSULTATIONS AND PARTICIPANTS Laun
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Naweeda (MOWA); Farida Muhib Zada (
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Participants: Rahela Nazrabi (Women
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Iqleema (Department of Planning); A
Page 123 and 124:
Danish (MOWA); Qudaratullah Muhib (
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Participants: Engineer Sharif (Chie
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Haria (Supervisor, HAS); Amina Nida
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GLOSSARY Affirmative action: Broadl
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Gender Analysis: Gender analysis is
Page 133 and 134:
Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) h
Page 135 and 136:
judicial mechanisms, with differing
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22. Equal Participation of Men and
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