Fereshta Abbasi
Researcher, Asia Division
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Fereshta Abbasi is a Researcher in the Asia division at Human Rights Watch, focusing on research and documentation of ongoing abuses in Afghanistan. For the past 10 years she has documented human rights abuses in Afghanistan with different organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the All-Survivors Project. She was previously a legal advisor for the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), where she trained and developed employees’ legal skills within the Afghan justice sector. She holds an LLM in International law and Strategic Studies from University of Aberdeen and was a Chevening Scholar in 2019-2020. Fereshta has also published on human rights issues in the Afghan media.
Articles Authored
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October 18, 2024
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September 13, 2024
Afghanistan’s Hazara Community Needs Protection
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August 29, 2024
Waiting for Justice for Afghanistan’s Forcibly Disappeared
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August 28, 2024
For Afghan Women, Singing is Resistance
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July 11, 2024
How to Engage with the Taliban, If You Have To
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May 13, 2024
An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women
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May 3, 2024
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
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March 14, 2024
Out of Sight, Afghans Are Going Hungry
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March 29, 2023
Taliban Expand Civil Society Crackdown