Recently, blatant infractions on women’s rights in Afghanistan have garnered outrage, interest and despondency from the global community. With increasing restrictions on education, movement and work, human rights activists are concerned about the impact of these policies on women’s future in Afghanistan. Stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place, rights activists navigate domestic oppressions and international imperialism in defending women’s rights in untenable circumstances. How does the history of Nation-building, occupation, international relations and power dynamics in Afghanistan impact the current situation? Who bears responsibility for women’s rights in Afghanistan? Beyond the collective outrage, how can the international community work in solidarity with activists to protect hard-won rights? Join us in our Global Public Sociology Conversation series as panelists share experiences, challenges, and dreams as women’s rights activists in Afghanistan. Co-sponsored by the Centre for Feminist Research. Register by 3 p.m. Monday, March 20. Zoom link will be sent out later in the day.
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