“No one is going to hear you in this place,” sneered one of the men, who introduced himself as ‘the torturer.’ “No one can protect you here, not the Human Rights Council or any other organization. You know we have a green light from Trump, right?”
Tag: Middle East
Syrian Feminists Call for Action After FSP Leader Hevrin Khalaf’s Murder
Pro-Turkey militants reportedly killed nine unarmed Kurdish civilians this weekend—including Hevrin Khalaf, the Future Syria Party’s secretary-general.
What’s at Risk for Abused Afghan Women
They fled violent husbands, hid in secret shelters, got divorces and started working—and now these women are the most at risk as the threat of U.S. withdrawal looms in Afghanistan.
Lina al-Hathloul Speaks Out for Her Sister’s Freedom
“When our family didn’t do anything and we remained silent, nothing changed and things got worse. So now I have no choice but to speak up.”
Without Afghan Women, There Can Be No Peace
Afghan women have been demanding to be included in peace negotiations with the U.S. since they began. We should have listened to them.
Former Ambassador Melanne Verveer is Calling for Women’s Inclusion in Afghan Peace Talks
“No one has suffered more at the hands of the Taliban than the women of Afghanistan,” Melanne Verveer—executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and a former U.S. ambassador for Global Women’s Issues—explains in a new op-ed in USA Today.
Fleeing Gender Apartheid
“I lost everything in one day,” Layla, who fled Saudi Arabia, says a few months later outside a refugee settlement in Germany. Her voice trembles with still-raw fear. “But only one thing mattered: For the first time, I was free.”
Ensuring an Inclusive Afghan Peace Process
“Inclusivity means real representation: not just elites getting a seat at the table. Being at the table is a means, not the end.”
Iranian Women Will Not Back Down
The Trump administration’s approach to foreign relations with Iran has worsened existing humanitarian crises for women and created new ones. But women in Iran will continue to fight back.
Inside the Global Fight to Free Saudi Women
It can be hard to see progress in the fight for Saudi women’s rights. But we see the cracks in this systemic oppression more than ever before.