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The Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan

The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) was first initiated in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 as an independent social and political organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and social justice. The organization then moved parts of its work out of Afghanistan into Pakistan and established their main office there to work for Afghan women. RAWA is a non-violent, pro-democratic, secular, anti-fundamentalist feminist organization. Its objective is to involve women of Afghanistan in both political and social activities aimed at acquiring human rights for women and continuing the struggle against the government of Afghanistan based on democratic and secular, not fundamentalist principles, in which women can participate fully. RAWA also strives for multilateral disarmament.

www.rawa.org