Metra Mehran

Today, we launch the Afghanistan Accountability Archive: a record of Taliban atrocities and women's resistance. A legacy of brave work by my colleagues inside Afghanistan. May it serve justice and uphold our promise of accountability. afghanistanjustice.org

For years, the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan have been steadily eroded by the Taliban. Now, that repression is about to get worse through a new Criminal Regulation that further restricts Afghan women and girls' access to justice, equality, and autonomy. The Taliban must revoke this draconian regulation now. #SpeakUpForAfghanWomen

Join us for an in-depth conversation on 'The People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan: Local Leadership, Global Responsibility." 🗓️17 March ⏲️2pm- 3:30pm 📍UN Women, New York Registration open for in-person & virtual attendance @AfgPpt @rawadari_org @AhrdoAfg @HRDPlusNetwork

The tone is shifting at the UN Security Council on Afghanistan. The US is opposing the routine annual renewal of UNAMA's mandate, pushing instead for a 3-month extension to review the effectiveness of the mission.

We’re live today at #CSW70 in New York! Tune in at 10 AM (NY time) to watch our event on UN WebTV and be part of the conversation on women’s rights and accountability. 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k… @AFGMissionUN @LuxembourgUN @CanadaUN @FinlandNY @SpainUN @AustraliaUN @TheHomira @ShakilaAzizi2

Yesterday, SLP Deputy Director @NushinSarkarati and Founder of the Afghanistan Justice Archive @Metra_Mehran spoke at @BerkeleyLaw on how human rights groups are fighting the institutional erasure of Afghan women through international law.

این گزارش ما امروز در روزنامه‌ی گاردین هم منتشر شد. مسوولیت ما در دوره‌ی آپارتاید جنسیتی این است که نگذاریم جنایت علیه بشریت در خفا و بدون کدام مستندسازی اتفاق بی‌افتد. طالبان و هوادارانش سیاه روی تاریخ بودند و هستند و می‌باشند!

Yesterday, the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan co-organized, together with Finland in its capacity as Chair of the Asian Partners for Co-operation Group, a special meeting at @OSCE in Vienna to examine the long-term impact of bans on girls’ education on the security and stability of Afghanistan and the wider region. I was honoured to contribute to this important discussion alongside Ambassador Vesa Häkkinen, Chair of the Asian Partners for Co-operation Group and Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE; ISCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu; and Nicolas Plattner representing the Swiss Chairpersonship. The discussion, moderated by Ambassador Eglantina Gjermeni @TinaGjermeni, Chair of the OSCE Human Dimension Committee, featured valuable insights from @SR_Afghanistan Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan; @Metra_Mehran Human Rights activist; Dr. Lara Scarpitta Senior Adviser on Gender Issues at OSCE; and Dr. Edith Schlaffer of @WomenWB. Our discussion highlighted an urgent reality: the systematic exclusion of Afghan girls and women from education is not only a grave violation of human rights, but also a structural challenge with profound long-term implications for Afghanistan’s stability, development, and regional security. Thank you to Finland and all Asian Partners and participants for engaging in this important dialogue. The message remains clear: Afghanistan cannot achieve stability and prosperity while half of its population is denied the right to education.

بانو صدای زن، پژواک آزادی.. Banu: Her Voice, Her Freedom.” This work is a musical outcry against the Taliban’s gender apartheid and a call for the restoration of the fundamental rights of women in Afghanistan. #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan @un @DSarmast @AFIntlBrk

Don’t Support The Taliban! #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan!

@roqia1382 @amnesty Here it is: amnesty.org/en/wp-content/…

@Metra_Mehran @amnesty Good work. How/where to find the actual study?

Ahead of tomorrow’s UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, we at @amnesty have published legal analysis of the Taliban’s draconian “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts.” It highlights key provisions including impacts on women’s rights, freedom of religion, torture, other ill-treatments, death penalty, equality before the law, international fair trial standards, and slavery. Read more ⬇️ #IWD2026 #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Afghan girls deserve to be doctors, engineers, and leaders. #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan

On this #IWD2026, learn about the reality of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Stand in solidarity, and tweet using #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan!

‌ اعضای جنبش آزادگان در ویدیویی که به مناسبت هشتم مارچ، روز جهانی زن، به افغانستان اینترنشنال فرستادند، از نهادهای بین‌المللی خواستند آپارتاید جنسیتی در افغانستان را به‌عنوان جنایت علیه بشریت به‌ رسمیت بشناسند. آن‌ها همچنین خواستار پیگیری حقوقی ناقضان حقوق بشر در دادگاه‌های بین‌المللی شدند.

Posted this in April 2023... Is anyone really surprised?

فراخوان طوفان تویتری: برای حقوق انسانی زنان افغانستان متحد شوید! ✊🕊️ به مناسبت هشتم مارچ، صدای رنج و ایستادگی زنان افغان باشیم. با هم برای پایان دادن به تبعیض سیستماتیک فریاد می‌زنیم. 🗓️ زمان: شنبه، ۷ مارچ ۲۰۲۶ 📍 ساعت شروع: ۱۶:۰۰ به وقت اروپای مرکزی هشتگ اصلی: #EndGenderApartheidInAfghanistan

“As South Africa showed with our brave stand against the genocide being committed in Gaza, we are a small country with a big voice. We gave the world apartheid. We must now call it out wherever it occurs,” writes Judge Navi Pillay.

کابل تنها و زخمی است، زیر سایه‌ی سلطه‌ی سرکوبگرانش. آغوش این شهر سال‌ها با انتحار و انفجار طالبان از خون فرزندانش رنگین بوده است. امروز نیز اختلاف این مزدوران تروریست با باداران‌شان از مردم قربانی می‌گیرد. اما به یاد داشته باشیم: همدردی با افغانستان جدا از همدردی با طالبان باید باشد. طالبان مسئول‌اند!

The Taliban have introduced a new Criminal Code. Women are no longer equal before the law in Afghanistan. This is the legal system of GenderApartheid. #Taliban #Afghanistan #GenderApartheid #افغانستان #پایان_آپارتاید_جنسیتی #زنان_زیر_حاکمیت_طالبان