Sahar Fetrat
@saharfetrat.bsky.social
Feminist. activist.
Women’s rights researcher at @hrw.org.
Women’s rights researcher at @hrw.org.
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"Masculinism today is structured, transnational and deeply political. It is not confined to online platforms, but has become part of the public debate, shaping perceptions and paving the way for very real attacks on women and their rights."
Important work by @france24.com ⤵️
Important work by @france24.com ⤵️
The rise of masculinism: Violence and misogyny online (1/3)
For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, FRANCE 24 examines a sharp rise in masculinist discourse that seeks to normalise and legitimise misogyny. This first article of...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Masculinism today is structured, transnational and deeply political. It is not confined to online platforms, but has become part of the public debate, shaping perceptions and paving the way for very real attacks on women and their rights."
Important work by @france24.com ⤵️
Important work by @france24.com ⤵️
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A conversation about civilian protection, civilian harm, legacy of international forces, impunity and international law, drawing on Afghanistan's context with Katharine Fortin, Florian Weigand and Thomas Gregory
📢 Ep1 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan" #Afghanistan #Conflict #IHL
With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social
&
@weigand.bsky.social
🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/48ng7Rx
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.
With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social
&
@weigand.bsky.social
🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/48ng7Rx
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A conversation about civilian protection, civilian harm, legacy of international forces, impunity and international law, drawing on Afghanistan's context with Katharine Fortin, Florian Weigand and Thomas Gregory
Forced hijab is part of the Taliban’s policy of controlling women’s bodies to make women invisible. Afghan women and United Nations human rights experts have called this “gender apartheid.”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Taliban’s Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women’s Autonomy
The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Forced hijab is part of the Taliban’s policy of controlling women’s bodies to make women invisible. Afghan women and United Nations human rights experts have called this “gender apartheid.”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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To see the team rebuilt and competing again gives hope for future generations of Afghan women and girls that they too can reclaim their rights, not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Afghan Women’s Return to Football a Human Rights Victory
Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a true victory for human rights.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
To see the team rebuilt and competing again gives hope for future generations of Afghan women and girls that they too can reclaim their rights, not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives. www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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Terrible women's rights news from Iraq:
"The new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens. It takes away women’s and girls’ agency over their lives and instead gives it to men. It should be repealed immediately."
"The new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens. It takes away women’s and girls’ agency over their lives and instead gives it to men. It should be repealed immediately."
Iraq: New Personal Status Code Makes Women Second Class
Iraq’s new Ja’afari Personal Status Code, passed by parliament on August 27, discriminates against women by favoring men in matters of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and children’s guardianship and c...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Terrible women's rights news from Iraq:
"The new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens. It takes away women’s and girls’ agency over their lives and instead gives it to men. It should be repealed immediately."
"The new Personal Status Code further institutionalizes discrimination against women, legally relegating them to second class citizens. It takes away women’s and girls’ agency over their lives and instead gives it to men. It should be repealed immediately."
1- جریان زنده ی دادگاه مردمی برای زنان افغانستان را می بینم. روایات و شهادت های قدرتمند و بی پرده بازماندگان و شاهدان تا مغز استخوان تکانم می دهند. شجاعت این زنان واقعن بی بدیل است. به جامعه ی مدنی ما که توسط زنان رهبری می شود افتخار می کنم.
October 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
1- جریان زنده ی دادگاه مردمی برای زنان افغانستان را می بینم. روایات و شهادت های قدرتمند و بی پرده بازماندگان و شاهدان تا مغز استخوان تکانم می دهند. شجاعت این زنان واقعن بی بدیل است. به جامعه ی مدنی ما که توسط زنان رهبری می شود افتخار می کنم.
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Oct 31 is the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, & Security. Resolution 1325 has never been more important than today, as we face a global backlash against women’s rights & escalating wars & crises around the globe.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
No women, no peace
This month sees the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. Adopted in October 2000, Resolution 1325 established that women should be ful...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Oct 31 is the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, & Security. Resolution 1325 has never been more important than today, as we face a global backlash against women’s rights & escalating wars & crises around the globe.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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#HRC60 just created investigative mechanism on past & on-going crimes in #Afghanistan so that those responsible face justice
Kudos to @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social for leading landmark initiative, strong message for victims & clear warning to perpetrators
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Kudos to @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social for leading landmark initiative, strong message for victims & clear warning to perpetrators
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
UN Rights Council Creates Afghanistan Accountability Body
The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#HRC60 just created investigative mechanism on past & on-going crimes in #Afghanistan so that those responsible face justice
Kudos to @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social for leading landmark initiative, strong message for victims & clear warning to perpetrators
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
Kudos to @eudiplomacy.bsky.social @euatun.bsky.social for leading landmark initiative, strong message for victims & clear warning to perpetrators
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
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There are very rare wins for survivors and activists in the current climate. Uplifting to see the establishment of an independent investigative mechanism for #Afghanistan following over 4.5 years of advocacy by Afghan & international civil society. Unsurprisingly, the US has always been opposed.
Rawadari welcomes the establishment of the independent investigative mechanism on Afghanistan that will collect evidence of international crimes and most serious violations of international law.
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There are very rare wins for survivors and activists in the current climate. Uplifting to see the establishment of an independent investigative mechanism for #Afghanistan following over 4.5 years of advocacy by Afghan & international civil society. Unsurprisingly, the US has always been opposed.
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Attacks against @open-society.bsky.social are not about us, but about the United States slowly losing its democracy, as we have seen in different parts of the world.
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
George Soros's foundation responds to being targeted by Trump for investigation
President Trump has hinted that an investigation should be launched into philanthropist George Soros. NPR spoke with the head of Open Society Foundation, which Soros started, about Trump's suggestion.
n.pr
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Attacks against @open-society.bsky.social are not about us, but about the United States slowly losing its democracy, as we have seen in different parts of the world.
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
We remain true to our values to promote rights, equity, and justice.
My interview with NPR: n.pr/3VE54wr
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Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️
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My country is made offline and for tens of thousands of young women who connected to learning, to hope, to community, to aspirations through Internet, all of that is gone by the orders of a small group of tyrannical, fearful men. #Afghanistan
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My country is made offline and for tens of thousands of young women who connected to learning, to hope, to community, to aspirations through Internet, all of that is gone by the orders of a small group of tyrannical, fearful men. #Afghanistan
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Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet.
This ban yet is another way for the Taliban to control women and girls.
This ban yet is another way for the Taliban to control women and girls.
Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.
www.hrw.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet.
This ban yet is another way for the Taliban to control women and girls.
This ban yet is another way for the Taliban to control women and girls.
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“The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In Afghanistan, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied predominantly to women and girls.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.
www.hrw.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In Afghanistan, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied predominantly to women and girls.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In AFG, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied mostly to women & girls. When Taliban say “immorality,” they often mean immorality caused, seen, or promoted by women, or men being corrupted through the fault of women
Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.
www.hrw.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Taliban claim the ban is to “prevent immorality.” In AFG, authorities have long used “morality” as a tool of oppression applied mostly to women & girls. When Taliban say “immorality,” they often mean immorality caused, seen, or promoted by women, or men being corrupted through the fault of women
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September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future
September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even.
www.hrw.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
Today marks a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. The education ban is cruel, harmful, and unlawful. It tells girls their dreams end when the classroom door slams shut when they reach age 12, simply because of their gender.
Taliban Deny Afghan Girls’ Their Education and Future
September 17 marks four years since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. It is a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even.
www.hrw.org
September 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today marks a devastating anniversary that should make everyone angry – furious even. The education ban is cruel, harmful, and unlawful. It tells girls their dreams end when the classroom door slams shut when they reach age 12, simply because of their gender.
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Important initiative by Afghan civil society. I have followed the work of many of the organisations and individuals involved from my time in Afghanistan. #Afghanistan
Years of dreaming, research & consultation followed by months of collective work with the broader Afghan civic community & here we are: launching the first People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan @rawadari.bsky.social
An initiative for justice by Afghan civil society for women and girls of Afghanistan: launch of the first People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan. Read more here:
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August 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Important initiative by Afghan civil society. I have followed the work of many of the organisations and individuals involved from my time in Afghanistan. #Afghanistan
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#Afghanistan: Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Kabul for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes. The arrests deepen the Taliban’s enforcement of their outrageous “vice and virtue” decree. @hrw.org's @saharfetrat.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#Afghanistan: Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Kabul for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes. The arrests deepen the Taliban’s enforcement of their outrageous “vice and virtue” decree. @hrw.org's @saharfetrat.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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By arresting women for alleged “bad hijab,” Taliban impose physical & psychological violence, aiming for systematic erasure of women’s autonomy & total female obedience. “No matter what tactics or power authorities use, we will still find ways to go out.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
July 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
By arresting women for alleged “bad hijab,” Taliban impose physical & psychological violence, aiming for systematic erasure of women’s autonomy & total female obedience. “No matter what tactics or power authorities use, we will still find ways to go out.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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" Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’
Sahar Fetrat / @saharfetrat.bsky.social
> www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
#BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’
Sahar Fetrat / @saharfetrat.bsky.social
> www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
#BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
" Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’
Sahar Fetrat / @saharfetrat.bsky.social
> www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
#BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’
Sahar Fetrat / @saharfetrat.bsky.social
> www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
#BanTaliban #Misogyny #GenderApartheid
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I know there is much to capture our outrage these days, but the silence around what the Taliban is doing is also appalling...
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I know there is much to capture our outrage these days, but the silence around what the Taliban is doing is also appalling...
Reposted by Sahar Fetrat
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
The slew of arrests mark yet another continuation of the Taliban’s relentless attack on women’s autonomy.
Every country that cares about women, girls, and their rights should do more to stand with Afghan women, including supporting their call for the creation of an international crime of gender apartheid.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
July 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Every country that cares about women, girls, and their rights should do more to stand with Afghan women, including supporting their call for the creation of an international crime of gender apartheid.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
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Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’ www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Afghan Women Continue to Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Since July 16, the Taliban have arrested dozens of women and girls in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, for allegedly violating Taliban dress codes.
www.hrw.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Recent Arrests Highlight Need to Confront ‘Gender Apartheid’ www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...