Know Your Rights Seminar for Afghan Women in the U.S. (March 29, 2022) and Question and Answer with Experts Session (May 6, 2022)

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:

PowerPoint Presentation for Webinar

Event Flyer & Description – English

Event Flyer & Description – Pashto (پښتو)

Event Flyer & Description – Dari (دری)

Flyer for Hotline – English

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: