Sahar Fetrat

UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan.

#HRC60 just created investigative mechanism on past & on-going crimes in #Afghanistan so that those responsible face justice

Kudos to @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social for leading landmark initiative, strong message for victims & clear warning to perpetrators

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There are very rare wins for survivors and activists in the current climate. Uplifting to see the establishment of an independent investigative mechanism for #Afghanistan following over 4.5 years of advocacy by Afghan & international civil society. Unsurprisingly, the US has always been opposed.

George Soros's foundation responds to being targeted by Trump for investigation President Trump has hinted that an investigation should be launched into philanthropist George Soros. NPR spoke with the head of Open Society Foundation, which Soros started, about Trump's suggestion.

Attacks against @open-society.bsky.social are not about us, but about the United States slowly losing its democracy, as we have seen in different parts of the world.

We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.

My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

My country is made offline and for tens of thousands of young women who connected to learning, to hope, to community, to aspirations through Internet, all of that is gone by the orders of a small group of tyrannical, fearful men. #Afghanistan

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet.

This ban yet is another way for the Taliban to control women and girls.

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

“The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In Afghanistan, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied predominantly to women and girls.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In AFG, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied mostly to women & girls. When Taliban say “immorality,” they often mean immorality caused, seen, or promoted by women, or men being corrupted through the fault of women

Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even.

September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even.

Today marks a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. The education ban is cruel, harmful, and unlawful. It tells girls their dreams end when the classroom door slams shut when they reach age 12, simply because of their gender.

Important initiative by Afghan civil society. I have followed the work of many of the organisations and individuals involved from my time in Afghanistan. #Afghanistan

Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

#Afghanistan: Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Kabul for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes. The arrests deepen the Taliban’s enforcement of their outrageous “vice and virtue” decree. @hrw.org's @saharfetrat.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

By arresting women for alleged “bad hijab,” Taliban impose physical & psychological violence, aiming for systematic erasure of women’s autonomy & total female obedience. “No matter what tactics or power authorities use, we will still find ways to go out.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

" Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’

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#BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid

I know there is much to capture our outrage these days, but the silence around what the Taliban is doing is also appalling...

Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.

Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

Every country that cares about women, girls, and their rights should do more to stand with Afghan women, including supporting their call for the creation of an international crime of gender apartheid.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.

Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’ www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

The right to work is essential to dignity and equality. On #IWD we stand with Afghan women.

Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return

“An Afghan woman who risked her life to defend human rights in her home country before fleeing to the UK has been told by the Home Office it is safe for her to return after officials rejected her asylum claim.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 32: No Country for Women – Lawyering for Gender Justice in Afghanistan Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban has sought to reverse Afghan women’s hard-won progress toward gender equality. Through dozens of decrees, policies, and statements, it has targeted the au...

EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 32: No Country for Women – Lawyering for Gender Justice in Afghanistan | by Neha Jain and Michal Saliternik

A true honor for me to be a part of this podcast with you, Karima! ❤️✊🏾
Thank you for your feminist solidarity and support.

Honored to take part in this @ejiltalk.bsky.social podcast on international law & the rights of #Afghan women w @saharfetrat.bsky.social of @hrw.org

She said women use the word "suffocating" to describe the situation under Taliban rule & argued that #Afghanistan may now be unlivable for #women

EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 32: No Country for Women – Lawyering for Gender Justice in Afghanistan Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban has sought to reverse Afghan women’s hard-won progress toward gender equality. Through dozens of decrees, policies, and statements, it has targeted the au...

You’ll want to listen to this! @saharfetrat.bsky.social and @profkarimabennoune.bsky.social break down what international law can do for—and what it owes—Afghan women and girls. www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-pod...

تجلیل از دستاورد های زنان افغانستان به مناسبت روز جهانی زنان، ما مقاومت جسورانه زنان افغانستان را گرامی میداریم. از زمان تسلط طالبان بر افغانستان در ماه اگست سال ۲۰۲۱، زنان در کشوری که حتی صدایشان گناه و غیر قانونی پنداشته می‌شود و کنشگ...

به مناسبت روز جهانی زنان، ما مقاومت جسورانه زنان افغانستان را گرامی میداریم. از زمان تسلط طالبان بر افغانستان در ماه اگست سال ۲۰۲۱، زنان در کشوری که حتی صدایشان گناه و غیر قانونی پنداشته می‌شود و کنشگری شان با شکنجه مجازات شده، برای حقوق خود مبارزه می‌کنند.

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Celebrating Afghan Women’s Achievements This International Women’s Day we celebrate Afghan women’s bold resistance. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, women have fought for their rights in a country where even their...

Advocacy by Afghan women and their allies has driven increasing momentum toward defining gender apartheid as a crime under international law.One critical opportunity to achieve this is through the draft crimes against humanity treaty currently being discussed at the UN GA
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Women's Rights Are Human Rights

Women’s rights are human rights — this isn’t just a slogan, it’s a lived reality.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! #IWD2025

The State of Women’s Rights From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. Today, ...

Close to International women's day we reflect on the progress and setbacks for women's rights since March 2024. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

The State of Women’s Rights From the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo, women and girls’ rights have suffered serious setbacks. But despite the challenges, there also have been improvements and victories. Today, ...

“It’s important to remember that fighting for women’s rights means you’re fighting authoritarianism.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

“Despite grave hardships, Afghan women have taken their fate into their own hands. They are organizing, protesting, and exposing the Taliban’s abuses, even as they continue to pay a devastating price for their quest for freedom.”
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