Some 400 women and girls attended the RAWA protest procession
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The participants were carrying large posters depicting the destruction
and devastation and violation of human rights in Afghanistan
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A large number of war widows and orphans were among the participants
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Children of RAWA schools also chanted slogans demanding restoration
of human rights in Afghanistan.
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The demonstrators were addressed by RAWA activists amidst slogans
chanted against Taliban and Jehadi fundamentalists.
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Gathering in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Islamabad,
RAWA members handed a RAWA statement to the concerned officials and demanded
that the UN use all means and resources to put an end to gross human rights
violations in Afghanistan by the fundamentalists.
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Participants carried banners and placards in Pashtu, Persian, Urdu
and English inscribed with slogans denouncing Taliban and all fundamentalist
bands.
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A large number of Afghan refugee women in Islamabad joined the
protest rally.
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