This online webinar covers:
- Laws and protections related to domestic violence, sexual assault, forced and child marriage
- Child abuse and child custody
- Immigration options for survivors of gender-based violence
- Access to social benefit programs
- Employment & worker’s rights
Recording of Webinar: https://youtu.be/REC8EFul3nQ
Online Know Your Rights question and answer session for Afghan women and their advocates:
- Recording of Question and Answer Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQj-iK8Aro
PowerPoint Presentation for Webinar
Event Flyer & Description – English
Event Flyer & Description – Pashto (پښتو)
Event Flyer & Description – Dari (دری)
Flyer for Hotline – Pashto (پښتو)
Flyer for Hotline – Dari (دری)
Help Brochure Sexual Violence – English
Help Brochure Sexual Violence – Pashto (پښتو)
Help Brochure Sexual Violence – Dari (دری)
Safe at Home Brochure – English
Safe at Home Brochure – Farsi (فارسی) (از حقوق خود در این کشور مطلع شوید)
Safe at Home Brochure – Pashto (پښتو)
DHS – Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims (English)
DHS – Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims (Pashto) (پښتو)
DHS – Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims (Dari) (دری)
12 Things Workers Should Know – English
12 Things Workers Should Know – Pashto (پښتو)
12 Things Workers Should Know – Dari (دری)
EEOC Sexual Harassment Page – English
EEOC Sexual Harassment Page – Pashto (پښتو)
EEOC Sexual Harassment Page – Farsi (فارسی)
EEOC Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination – English
EEOC Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination – Pashto (پښتو)
EEOC Fact Sheet: Sexual Harassment Discrimination – Farsi (فارسی)
Power and Control Wheel – Dari Translation with English (دری)
Find Assistance with a Workplace Problem
Access to Public Benefits and Services:
Go to the following link to look up the public benefits Afghan refugees with Humanitarian Parole qualify for look for the refugee benefits column in NIWAP’s state-by-state benefits charts. These charts also describe benefits access for immigrant crime victims — https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts
To find a program that can provide you advocacy or legal representation go to: