Afghanistan: Human Rights Crisis and the Global Community’s Responsibility

Since the Taliban took power in 2021, Afghanistan has been plunged into a severe crisis – a political, an economic and, above all, a human rights crisis. Vulnerable groups, such as women, children and certain ethnic groups, are existentially threatened.
Continued Taliban rule, conflict, political instability and social upheaval have led to ongoing violations of basic human rights, including access to education, healthcare and freedom of expression. Women’s rights in particular are under threat and are a cause for concern and horror worldwide. With this panel discussion, we want to come together to discuss this serious crisis, shed light on the gravity of the situation from different perspectives and work together towards a more just and equal future for all citizens of Afghanistan.

Speakers (more details see event page on Guestoo):
– Fereshta Abassi (Researcher at Human Rights Watch, Asia Division https://www.hrw.org/about/people/fereshta-abbasi)
– Hussain Anosh (Executive Director of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (https://cshrn.af/) & Head of Secretariat of the Afghan Human Rights Defenders Plus Network https://hrd-plus.net/about-us/ )
– Asila Wardak (Former Afghan Diplomat & Minister Counselor at the Afghan Delegation to the UN, Member of the Independent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation & Harvard Fellow)
– Sameer Bedrud (Alumni of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, former Afghan diplomat, former counselor at the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Geneva)
– Moderation: Ramin Kamangar (academic, journalist & author of “The Street; Protest and Power”, Kabul, 2021)