Afghanistan Publications

Unveiling the Post-2021 Realities within Women’s Protection Centres ...

By Mitra Tanomand License: RWI report Mitra Tanomand This study investigates the unexpected closure of Women’s Protection Centres (WPCs) and its impact ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Unveiling the Post-2021 Realities within Women’s Protection Centres ...”

Policy Brief presentation: EU meeting with the European External ...

By Raoul Wallenberg Institute License: RWI report Raoul Wallenberg Institute On 3 July 2025, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Policy Brief presentation: EU meeting with the European External ...”

From Maktab to Madrassa: Afghan Girls and the Forced Choice

By Palwasha Mirbacha License: RWI Report Palwasha Mirbacha The key objective of this research was to investigate the education process of female former ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » From Maktab to Madrassa: Afghan Girls and the Forced Choice”

Supporting Afghan Women in the 2014 Transition

By Amy Calfas License: Open JSTOR Collection Amy Calfas Civic engagement in Afghanistan is at an all-time high. Despite allegations of electoral fraud ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Supporting Afghan Women in the 2014 Transition”

The Taliban and women’s human rights in Afghanistan: the way forward

By Sebghatullah Qazi Zada and Mohd Ziaolhaq Qazi Zada DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2024.2369584 License: CC BY-NC 4 Sebghatullah Qazi Zada and ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » The Taliban and women’s human rights in Afghanistan: the way forward”

The “First daughter” effect: Human rights advocacy and attitudes ...

By Kristina Becvar, Charli Carpenter, Bernhard Leidner and Kevin L. Young DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298812 License: Creative Commons CC0 ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » The “First daughter” effect: Human rights advocacy and attitudes ...”

Shrinking Civic Space for Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan ...

By Abdul Rahman Yasa DOI: https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.14.3.1941 License: Open Access Journals at Digital Commons Abdul Rahman Yasa Civic space, an ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Shrinking Civic Space for Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan ...”

Development Disrupted: The Case of Afghanistan Taliban 2.0 and ...

By Mohammad Q. Shah and Stephen A. Rosenbaum License: Part of the International Humanitarian Law Commons Mohammad Q. Shah and Stephen A. Rosenbaum In ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Development Disrupted: The Case of Afghanistan Taliban 2.0 and ...”

Holding the Taliban Accountable for Gender Persecution: The Search ...

By Rangita de Silva de Alwis DOI:10.1017/glj.2023.113 License: CC BY-NC 4 Rangita de Silva de Alwis In this paper, I will examine the legal standards of ...Continue reading » “Continue reading » Holding the Taliban Accountable for Gender Persecution: The Search ...”