Holding The Taliban Accountable: Utilizing International Leverage to Stop Rights Abuses

The Taliban continue to engage with impunity in serious human rights violations against the Afghan people. The Taliban have been particularly active in rolling back the rights of women and girls; erasing them from education, the workplace, and public life; and regulating every aspect of their lives from mandating the burqa to ending driver’s licenses for women. International sources of leverage have not been effectively tapped and have failed to change the Taliban’s behavior.
The upcoming 50th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council provides a critical opportunity to address the dire human rights situation in Afghanistan by identifying the most effective sources of international leverage against the Taliban. Join Afghan women experts and leading policymakers on Afghanistan for a discussion on urgent, concrete recommendations that the international community can deploy to chart a better path for the Afghan people.
Featuring:
Ambassador Adela Raz, Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Horia Mosadiq, Founder and Director, Safety and Risk Mitigation Organization
Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, Former U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan
Annie Pforzheimer, Former U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan and Deputy Chief of Mission in Kabul
Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
This event is part of Onward for Afghan Women, an initiative of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security.