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Contemporary Human Rights Issues in Afghanistan Seminar Series 2024
Jan
22
2024
Posted: 13:17 GMT
A Conversation with Richard Bennett and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck
Date and Time: Tuesday 30th of January, 1pm to 2pm (Irish Time). A light lunch will be provided
Location: Irish Centre for Human Rights Seminar Room and Online via Zoom, email humanrights@universityofgalway.ie for the Zoom link
Speakers: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls (UN WGDAWG).
War, Rights, and Narcotics: Lessons from Years of Research on the Taliban's Strategic Edge
Date and Time: Friday 9th of February, 1pm to 2pm (Irish Time). A light lunch will be provided
Location: Irish Centre for Human Rights Seminar Room
Speaker: Qayoom Suroush, Former Senior Researcher with Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit/ based in University of Galway (graduate student)
“Sufis as Civil Society? Afghanistan from the ground up”
Date and Time: Friday 16th February, 1pm to 2pm (Irish Time). A light lunch will be provided from 12.15pm.
Location: Irish Centre for Human Rights Seminar Room
Speaker: Dr. Annika Schmeding, Cultural anthropologist, Senior Researcher at NIOD
Front Line Defenders Annual Lecture: Horia Mosadiq
Date and Time: Tuesday 12th March, 6pm to 7pm, reception to follow
Location: To be confirmed
Speaker: Horia Mosadiq Afghan human rights activist, political analyst, and journalist. Founder of the NGO Safety and Risk Mitigation Organization
