Afghanistan - Women and the constitution

Afghanistan - Women and the constitution

Women and the Constitution Script Afghan 3 shoot, November 2003 Producer/Writer: Siri Nyrop Videographer/Editor: Brian Young Soundman: Michael Wilhelm TRT: 543 [Video: women at conference, pre-meeting] Narration: A small group of women meets to share experiences and ideas. They have come together from all over Afghanistan with high hopes. Their nation is deciding on a new constitution, and the women wish to be a part of Afghanistans future. 16 SOT speaker (in Pashto) 24 [#1, :13:57 in at de shiz-ye end] Education, freedom of speech, the economic situation of women we once had these rights. Here, in the province of Kandahar where people say, What kind of province is this? What sort of people are they? WE are the people, we, the women of this province. [Video: women at meeting] Narration: The women came to Kandahar to write an Afghan Womens Bill of Rights. They want what all Afghans want for their country: peace and reconstruction. As Muslims, they want a rule of law that is within the precepts of Islam. As women, they ask that the constitution recognize their civil and human rights. 19 For Afifa Azim, , Director of the Afghan Womens Network, this is an historic moment. 6 SOT Afifa Azim, Director, Afghan Womens Network (in Pashto) 39 [#2, :07:53 at takriban - :08:32] About half the population in our society or any society is women, and its very necessary that women participate in the writing of the law. It will inevitably have an impact on womens lives, and if they make a contribution to it, it will be very good for women, for Afghanistans reconstruction and its future. Video: women at meeting Narration: The women agreed on 16 rights for the constitution to recognize. Their top priorities: mandatory education through secondary school, access to adequate healthcare, and protection from violence and abuse. They asked for freedom of speech, the right to vote and hold public office. They asked for equal pay for equal work, for greater economic and personal control of thei

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