Members of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women Visits the Attorney General

Members of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women Visits the Attorney General

On June 8, 2016, members of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women met Mr. Farid Hamidi Attorney General of Afghanistan in a meeting chaired by Delbar Nazari Minister of MoWA in his office.

Pohanyar Sayeda Muzhgan Mustafawi, Publication Deputy Minister of Information and Culture; Doctor Najia Tariq, Health Service Delivery Deputy Minister of Public Health; Doctor Assadullah Mahqiq, Deputy Minister of Education; Rahima Rezaie, Head of Family Court; Doctor Soraya Sabhrang, Commissioner of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Saranpal Aziz Ahmad Sarbaz, Supervising Director of Prisons; Mrs. Qudsia Neyazi, Gender Advisor of AGO; were among participants of this meeting.

The purpose of this meeting was to discuss achievements of women and the challenges they face.

At first, Mr. Hamidi expressed his gratitude for the presence of members of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women in his office. In relation to the topic, he added that women have increasingly visited AGO recently and I have to say that we lack female staff in AGO which itself is a type of discrimination and shows lack of attention. Attorney General mentioned that Forensic examinations should be removed from Justice and Judicial Institutions because the victim is sometimes mandatorily examined and Penal Code should be gender based in order to make it communal.

Then, Delbar Nazari Minister of MoWA expressing her condolence on martyrdom of some staff of Logar Province Prosecution Office, thanked AGO for recruiting a woman as Gender Advisor. In relation to the topic, she added, “A competent official of AGO should participate in provincial meetings of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women and women’s participation should be considered in higher extent in provincial Directorates of AGO.

Then, each participant thanked Attorney General for the invitation. In relation to the topic each of them discussed about ways to reduce violence against women and implement the decisions. They also mentioned that meetings of High Commission for Elimination of Violence against Women should have practical form, and recruitments of female prosecutors should receive special consideration.

At the end, Mr. Hamidi approved the aforementioned issues and committed to do his best in this regard.