Afghanistan week. Illustration: NACAF
Afghanistan week. Illustration: NACAF

This seminar explores the positions, focus and strategies of Afghan women’s rights activism both inside Afghanistan and in exile. The seminar will look at what unites and differentiates various groups and actors, and how women activists inside Afghanistan relate to their counterparts in exile.

Speakers

  • Fereshta Abbasi, Afghanistan Researcher in the Asia division at Human Rights Watch
  • Fatima Gailani, women's rights activist and a political leader of Afghanistan
  • Payvand Seyedali, Afghanistan Country Director of Women for Women International
  • Madina Mahboobi

The panel will be moderated by Torunn Wimpelmann, Research Director at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)

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