1. Afghan Women's Bill of Rights

2. Afghan women meet in Kandahar to discuss the new Afghan constitution and women’s rights The women came from all over the country to participate in the conference

3. Afghan Women's Bill of Rights At the conference, the women drafted and agreed on an Afghan Women’s Bill of Rights

4. Afghan Women's Bill of Rights Local tribal leaders helped provide security Local religious leaders said: “ People here are not ready for change”

5. Afghan Women's Bill of Rights Conference participants told the Constitution Commission that the rights of widows and orphans need special protection

6. Afghan Women's Bill of Rights Afghan women presented the Bill of Rights to Pres. Karzai He expressed his support for the principles underlying the Bill of Rights

7. WAW in Afghanistan Student of WAW- sponsored class receiving her diploma and sewing machine Afghan women demand the right to economic independence and equal pay for equal work

8. WAW in Afghanistan WAW members helped secure the release of a young woman held for traveling alone without a male guardian, and asked Pres. Karzai to open shelters for wrongfully imprisoned women