Working for theAfghanistan’s Women Rights Association (AWRA)an organization Supported by the city of Geneva, the canton, the Confederation and several Geneva municipalitiesMs. Baluch was threatened by the Taliban. The city of Geneva has mobilized, alongside other actors, to allow its welcome in Switzerland.
Active in Afghanistan since 2014 in the province of Nimroz, AWRA is a member of the Geneva Cooperation Federation. It leads various projects, especially Courses for girls, a mobile clinic serving isolated villages and a children’s reception center from streets. Until August 2021, she also managed a legal permanence in Zaranj, where Ms. Baluch supported the beneficiaries in their efforts and led workshops on women’s rights.
His commitment earned him to be targeted by the Taliban, who intensified their repression against activists after their seizure. Known for her participation in televised debates and her role in the conviction of Taliban for violence against women, she had to flee in Iran with her two children and her sister-in-law, all three minors. Her husband had been murdered a few years ago. Forced to live more than three years in hiding, she tragically lost her daughter Mahsa, who died for lack of access to medical care.
Thanks to the efforts of the AWRA and the legal service of the Protestant social center, with the support of the city of Geneva, Ms. Baluch, her son Iman and her sister-in-law Mayda finally obtained a humanitarian.
AWRA and the city of Geneva wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to aware of opinion on inhuman conditions imposed on Afghan women And invited the media to collect his testimony.
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