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PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV Afghan Women Lantos Prize - Azimi
HEADLINE: 3 Lantos Human Rights Prize Winners Vow to Work for Women in Afghanistan
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PUBLISHED AT: 05/20/22 AT 8:50AM
BYLINE: Sahar Azimi
CONTRIBUTOR: Roshan Noorzai
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: Sahar Azimi
PRODUCER:
SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; Holly Franko
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | VOA Afghan Service
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __
TRT: 1:47
VID APPROVED BY: Holly Franko
TYPE: TVPKG
EDITOR NOTES: ENGLISH WEB EDITORS:
((INTRO))
[[Three Afghan women leaders have been awarded the 2021 Lantos Human Rights Prize this week in Washington. But they say the award doesn't mean their work is done. Sahar Azimi has the story.]]
((NARRATOR))
The award was given to Fawzia Amini, a former Afghan Supreme Court judge; Roya Mahboob, a tech entrepreneur; and Khalida Popal, an Afghan soccer player.
The award noted their "tremendous contribution" to empowering and furthering the human rights of Afghan women.
((Katrina Lantos Swett, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice)) (Female in English))
"You have a judge; you have a high-tech entrepreneur and then an athlete. And each one of them is of course incredibly brave and in different ways has been a leader for Afghan women."
((NARRATOR))
Roya Mahboob, a tech entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team, is urging the world to support girls' and women's education in Afghanistan.
((Roya Mahboob, Tech Entrepreneur)) ((Female, Dari))
"Many (girls) in Afghanistan still do not have the opportunity to pursue their dreams as the Taliban banned girls' education. There are 27 million Afghans under 25 in Afghanistan. We cannot ignore their rights to education, justice and freedom."
((NARRATOR))
With the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, many Afghan women leaders have fled the country.
Some of the women who escaped the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan vow to continue working for Afghan women from abroad.
((Fawzia Amini, Former Afghanistan Supreme Court Senior Judge)) ((Female, Dari))
"Certainly, we have short- and long-term plans for them inside and outside the country to improve their living conditions."
((NARRATOR))
The Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on women, including their rights to education, work and travel.
And just recently the Taliban announced that women in Afghanistan are required to cover up from head to toe when going outside their homes.
((Sahar Azimi, VOA News, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateMay 20, 2022 09:53 EDT
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
