People protest expulsion of Malalai Joya, HRW support her

On May 24, 2007, hundreds of peple in Farah protested to the decission of the parliment to oust Malalai Joya.

Also Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch says "Malalai Joya is a staunch defender of human rights and a powerful voice for Afghan women, and she shouldn't have been suspended from parliament,"

HRW statement says: "Joya is an inspiring example of courage, Afghanistan's international friends should not hesitate to speak out in her defense."

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[Espio872]

Exactly! Also, I think it's fair to say that, she's a parliament member, no matter what she comes up with, if her allies do not support it, the legislation would not go anywhere, I think Shapur1 forgot about that truth in the legislative progress. They also must have forgetten or didn't know that Malalai Joya got expelled from parliament twice for speaking her mind.

[moralsinker]

If they don't even let her speak, what makes you think they're going to let her enact any worthwhile legislature ?

[05k45h]

u said dat on da other 1 u stupid ploncker

[Shapur1]

While she has been very keen to speak about alleged injustices, I am REALLY curious as to what Joya's parliamentary activity was. Namely, what if any, bills or programs she sponsored to promote Afghanistan's civil reconstruction. Instead of creating controversial stirs amongst Afghan lawmakers, she could have properly distinguished herself by renovating her extremely underdeveloped district of Farah, Afghanistan. Instead, all we hear from Joya is her usual babble. Her shtick is getting too old.