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Woman's Hour

Women in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban took control, Children's Commissioner Rachel de Souza

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.22.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It has been a year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The country is in economic crisis, there are droughts and the lives of women and girls have been impacted hugely. Emma is joined by an expert panel including the first female deputy speaker for the Afghanistan Parliament Fawzia Koofi, the former Women’s Minister Hasina Safi and Samira Sayed Rahman, from the International Rescue Committee. They will discuss access to education for girls, what role the international community should play and the situation for Afghan refugees in the UK. Over the weekend we learnt the Crown Prosecution Service - the CPS - said it isn't going to be prosecuting any of the people who were arrested at a vigil for Sarah Everard who was murdered last year. We hear from Barrister Pippa Woodrow of Doughty Street Chambers in London who's represented two of the women in this case. The government says it wants to improve how victims are treated in the criminal justice system across England and Wales. As part of that aim, there's a draft Victims Bill. It wants to give more weight to what a victim of crime says, improve support for victims so they can recover better, and make it easier for victims to maintain contact with the criminal justice system and stay connected. But the Children's Commissioner says the experience of children as victims needs special attention in this Bill, as they have different needs to adults. The Children's Commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, tells us more. Plus are you pro-pocket? Data shows the majority of women want them, but clothes don’t always have them. We’re joined by comedian Tiff Stevenson to talk about her love for them and fashion historian Amber Butchart, who delves into their history. Presenter Emma Barnett Producer Beverley Purcell

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0:00.0

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0:04.4

Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

0:09.8

It is good to be back with you from holiday. I hope you've been fairing well in the heat

0:14.2

if it's affected you. All I'm going to say about that situation is one word.

0:18.1

Chaf, and perhaps one more, thighs. Right, on with today's programme.

0:23.8

As the prosecution of six protesters who attended the visual for Sarah Everard has been dropped

0:29.1

news you may have seen over the weekend after the Crown Prosecution Service said it was not

0:33.4

in the public interest to proceed. I will talk to the woman representing two of the

0:37.7

accused about a case many argued should never have begun.

0:42.4

Pockets. Got any? Got enough of them? Did they actually work?

0:45.7

I did discover two quite deep ones in my dress today. The best kind of pockets, surprise

0:50.8

ones, which are serviceable. As a social media campaign launched by a woman goes viral

0:55.1

called Give Us Pockets. Let's get stuck in. And the Children's Commissioner will be here

0:59.7

on the programme, the Children's Commissioner for England. What are you meant to do?

1:03.5

If your nursery suddenly shuts down, costs and job desirability are creating a toxic

1:08.8

environment for some in the sector, leaving certain parents high and dry.

1:13.9

As always, I would like to hear from you. You can text the programme. The number is 84844.

1:19.2

Text will be charged your standard rate. On social media we're at BBC Woman's Hour and

1:24.3

you can email me through the Women's Hour website. And very excitingly, while I was

1:28.6

away, you can now send a WhatsApp message using the number. I'm genuinely excited about

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this. 03700, 10444. Data charges may apply depending on your provider. So you might want

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to use Wi-Fi if you can. And the terms and conditions of sending a message via WhatsApp

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