Yalda Royan
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A proud #Hazara. Views are my own. #StopHazaraGenocide
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06-12-2013 20:18:38
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At the Book Talk with the inspiring Dr.Sima Samar hosted by GU Women & Peace, she reminds that Afghanistan is more than what you see in the media. Just like Helmand can produce Mutaqi, it has also raised Sima Samar.
Dr. Sima is a champion for human rights, and a source of pride for the…
We are honored to support the nomination of woman protester Zholia Parsi for the Martin Ennals Award Award. We stand in solidarity with her and colleagues in their fight against Taliban oppression. Zholia was imprisoned for challenging Taliban's gender apartheid.
Taliban leaders enforce brutal restrictions against women, except for their own daughters
Read more about this hypocrisy from activist + Sisterhood and Solidarity founder Yalda Royan + USF School of Law Int'l #HumanRights Clinic student Molly Giguiere
#EndGenderApartheid
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I had the honour of meeting Lindsay M. Harris (she/her/mum) and the students of University of San Francisco School of Law, in two days. I learned valuable insights into understanding the roots of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. I'm glad that with the efforts of Yalda Royan, Zubaida Akbar and all of the…
Afghan Women Unite Against Gender Apartheid
Nazila Jamshidi
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The codification of this crime against humanity will provide potent tools for promoting and mobilizing a coordinated international response to a regime that systematically oppresses women. Kudos to everyone engaged in this journey with us! #EndGenderApartheid
Powerful Nayera Kohistani calling on everyone to make the recognition of #GenderApartheid a collective effort and push for responsible international laws.
Also, urging everyone to ensure that voices from within are amplified at any international process.
End Gender Apartheid
Honored to be part of the event celebrating Karima Bennoune who received the annual prize from The Women in International Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law in DC.
She urged everyone in the room to advocate for the release of Manizha Sidiqi at any…
Finally, we shared with attendees that Yalda Royan & partners, inc the USF School of Law #InternationalHumanRightsClinic , are convening Afghan women in DC next week to coordinate strategy around codifying & using #GenderApartheid to #EndGenderApartheid in #Afghanistan .
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Today Yalda Royan + I are presenting on: ' #AfghanAllies in Limbo: Discrimination in the U.S. #Immigration response' @ the 2024 USanDiegoLaw Symposium: American Law at the Border.
Yalda on her #asylum interview: 'To me it was not an interview, it was an interrogation...' 1/🧵
Next week Yalda Royan + I will speak about our piece #AfghanAlliesInLimbo @ USanDiegoLaw Symposium - American Law at the Border.
We're thrilled to have received support from the #ParticipatoryLawScholarship fund & to be a part of this movement! Rachel E. López
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Today USF School of Law students deliver a sobering Primer on #GenderApartheid in Afghanistan w/ our partner Yalda Royan. Thanks student orgs WLA + MENALSA for co-sponsoring.
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