Interview im Tages-Anzeiger «Für die Taliban sind Frauen noch immer unvollständige Wesen»

Das Problem in Afghanistan sei nicht die Stärke der Taliban, sondern die Schwäche der Regierung, sagt Sima Samar, die ehemalige afghanische Sonderbeauftragte für Menschenrechte und Vorstandsmitglied von FriedensFrauen Welteit. Ohne die Garantie von Frauenrechten sei kein dauerhafter Frieden möglich.

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