Between Hope and Fear
Intimidation and Attacks against Women in Public Life in Afghanistan

A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper
October 2004

I. Summary

Note on Methodology

II. Background

Women and girls’ status in post-Taliban Afghanistan

Women’s participation in the Bonn process

Women’s rights in the constitution

III. Attacks, Intimidation, and Threats Against Women’s Rights Activists

Death threats, intimidation, and attacks

Obstruction of women’s development projects

Threats and intimidation related to freedom of expression

IV. Obstacles to Women’s Participation in the Presidential Election

V. Obstacles Confronting Women Parliamentary Candidates

Fear of intimidation by warlords

VI. Recommendations

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