afghans women without burqa


  • Photographer
    abel ruiz de leon trespando
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Freelancer
  • Date of Photograph
    2009-2010-2011
  • Technical Info
    Nikon D 700 , Nikon D 200

Afghan women lose their fear after years of impositions and lift her veil to show his face, hit by years of war and violence by men against women.Nearly the 90 per cent of Afghan women have bees physically abused. Also sexual and psicologically. Every year, 2.400 women sacrifice themselves, according to Women ´s Ministry.

Story

Afghan women lose their fear after years of impositions and lift her veil to show his face, hit by years of war and violence by men against women.Ten years after the beginning of the last war and the collapse of Taliban regime, Afghan women are afraid of the possible loss of their achievements. The imminent desertion of International Forces would leave Afghan mothers, wives and daughters at the mercy of fundamentalists.
Insitutions and International Organizations fighting for freedom are afraid of negotiations which will lead to the Women Rights Cession in return for peace. To keep women´s opinion quiet hipothetical negotiations would reduce their role in society into unsignificants levels.

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