AFGHANISTAN

"WE WANT TO LIVE AS HUMANS:"
Repression of Women and Girls in Western Afghanistan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Glossary

I. Summary

Ismail Khan's Disregard for Human Rights
Effect on Refugee Repatriation
Women and Girls' Rights in Afghanistan Generally
Lack of Attention by International Actors to Human Rights in Afghanistan

II. Main Recommendations to Afghan Authorities

To Ismail Khan, the government of Herat, and all local and regional governors and leaders of Afghanistan

To President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan Transitional Administration

III. Background

Herat as an Area of Concern

IV. Violations of Women's and Girls' Human Rights in Herat

Violations of Freedom of Movement and Associated Violations of the Right to Bodily Integrity
Arbitrary Arrests and Abusive Gynecological Examinations
Driving
Violations of Freedom of Expression and Association
Freedom of Association and Speech About Women's Rights
Control of Women's Images on Television
Policing of Women's Dress
Discrimination in the Right to Work
Discrimination in the Right to Education
Herat University

V. Additional Recommendations to Afghan Authorities, and Recommendations to the
International Community

To the United Nations
To the United States, the European Union, and other nations involved in Afghanistan

Acknowledgments