The rape and murder last month of 6-year-old Afghan refugee girl Setayesh Qoreishi is endemic to the long history of neglect, abuse, discrimination and human rights violations that Afghans have suffered in Iran for decades. Setayesh was born to an Afghan refugee family living in the Varamin suburb of Tehran. On April 9, she disappeared […]
Author: Tamana Heela
Tamana Heela, Women for Afghan Women’s advocacy officer, is herself an Afghan refugee currently residing in the United States. She works with WAW in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about the state of Afghan women and their rights. She holds a BA in journalism from Kabul University and has an MA in human rights from Birkbeck, University of London.