ABOUT
The Taliban’s capture of Kabul in August 2021, and subsequent consolidation of rule over Afghanistan, raised serious concern that the gains secured by women and girls over the last 20 years would be lost. Since regaining control of Afghanistan, Taliban representatives have promised to respect women’s rights to work and education, but the government’s actions over the past few months strongly suggest that the group is reverting to form when it comes to using power to oppress women and girls.
Since resuming control, Taliban authorities have severely restricted where women and girls can go in their community. According to Amnesty International, women have been informed that they cannot go to work or travel without a male guardian. For the last three months, girls over the age of 12 have been prohibited from attending school, and segregation of women and men in universities is negatively impacting women’s opportunities in post-secondary institutions. Women have been expelled from many areas of the labor force, including the media and entertainment fields.
To sensitize public opinion on the situation of Afghan women, a visual campaign was launched in social networks, which alerts on human rights in the area, entitled 'Behind the burka'
Beyond the political regime, and personal choices,
the most important now is:
Human rights to be preserved
Women's dignity to be defended
Children's rights to be protected
MADEIT CREDITS
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Samira RafiCreative Director
Back to Behind The Burka project
Jason Perelson
Partner, creativeXpeople at Synergy Group
Australia
Nickola Pako
Video Editor, freelancer
Switzerland
Paolo D'Ippolito
Furniture and product designer, myself
Italy
Robert Tobin
screenwriter/CEO, Surf City Films
United States
Daniel Aguiar
Motion Graphics Designer
Brazil
Michael Laver
Video Editor
Germany
Emanuel Del Monte
Illustrator/ Motion Graphics/ UI, UX Designer, Freelance
Mexico
Lorenzo Moneta
digital artist, Frame by frame
Italy
Ali Abbasnia
Animator/Game Artist/Illustrator
Iran
Jeff Altemus
Owner Graphic Designer, Align Visual Arts
United States