Afghanistan three years on: resilience in the face of gender oppression
- Event type
- Conference / Symposium
- Address
- Chancellor's Hall, 1st Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
- Speakers
- Laurie Bristow (Hughes Hall, Cambridge University, formerly FCDO), Richard Bennett (UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan), Zahra Joya (Rukhshana Media), Amie Ferris-Rotman (News Lines Magazine)
- Event dates
- Contact
- ics@sas.ac.uk Email only
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the withdrawal of the international community from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to de-facto power, this panel will discuss the current challenges facing women and girls in Afghanistan. Women’s rights and freedoms have been severely curtailed by the Taliban, and reversed progress made towards gender equality. This high-level panel welcomes leading voices of Afghan women, including journalist Zahra Joya, to reflect on the present circumstances and opportunities for supporting women and girls in Afghanistan. The panel also welcomes the former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, who oversaw the UK’s withdrawal in 2021, and the current UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, to comment on the role of the international community in supporting women and girls facing gender oppression. British-American journalist Amie Ferris-Rotman, global news editor at News Lines Magazine, will be moderating the event.
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