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About Zarifa Yaqoubi
Zarifa Yaqoubi is an Afghan women's-rights activist and an outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, for democracy and for a moderate, pluralist society. She founded a civil movement to defend the right of Afghan women to work, study and speak freely, and has organised campaigns, petitions and peaceful demonstrations calling for those rights to be restored.
Her work documents the daily reality faced by Afghan women and girls and carries it to the international community, so that decisions taken far from Kabul are made with Afghan women in the room.
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Her work documents the daily reality faced by Afghan women and girls and carries it to the international community, so that decisions taken far from Kabul are made with Afghan women in the room.
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Timeline
2001
Education advocacy
Early work promoting the right of Afghan girls and women to go to school.
2002
Humanitarian work
Field work with an international organisation on child protection.
2022
Founding a movement
Launched a civil movement for the equal rights of Afghan women — the right to work, study and speak freely.
2023
Campaigns & petitions
Organised petitions and peaceful demonstrations calling for schools and workplaces to reopen to women.
2024
International advocacy
Carried Afghan women's testimony to international forums and media.
What we work on
- Education — the reopening of secondary schools and universities to girls and women.
- Work — the right of women to return to their jobs in every sector.
- Voice — the freedom to assemble, speak and be heard in public life.
- Documentation — recording rights violations so they are not forgotten.
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How we work
Peaceful, public and persistent. Campaigns are built around a clear demand, a way for people to add their name, and a record of who took part — so a number, not just a slogan, can be put in front of decision-makers. Demonstrations are non-violent. Reports are shared openly.
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Activities so far
Campaigns, petitions and peaceful demonstrations for the rights of Afghan women; briefings and interviews with international media and institutions; and published reports documenting restrictions on women's education and work. See the Campaigns and Publications pages.
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