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RT WINS HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS WITH FILM ABOUT AFGHAN POLICEWOMEN
06 May 2021, 20:12 GMT+10
MOSCOW, MAY 6, 2021 - An RT documentary about the work of policewomen in Afghanistan is among the winners of the 2021 Human Rights Press Awards. The Awards, organized by Amnesty International, the Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association, honors the best human rights-related reporting from around Asia. Lady Cops in Afghanistan by RT s RTDoc documentary channel has won in the Documentary Video category in the English language. When we learnt about female cops in Afghanistan, we just couldn t believe it. It s a country torn by relentless war. Besides, the Afghan conservative society does not approve of women joining law enforcement or the military, as this is against local tradition. Afghan policewomen are not only marginalized by their families, they also live in fear of being attacked by militants, Ekaterina Yakovleva, the head of RTDoc, comme