This seminar explores the positions, focus and strategies of Afghan women’s rights activism both inside Afghanistan and in exile. The seminar will look at what unites and differentiates various groups and actors, and how women activists inside Afghanistan relate to their counterparts in exile.
$$caption From the left: Payvand Seyedali, Madina Mahboobi, Fereshta Abbasi and Torunn Wimpelmann. Photo: Nansen Fredssenter / Henrik Jarholm
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### Speakers
* **Fereshta Abbasi,** Afghanistan Researcher in the Asia division at Human Rights Watch
* **Payvand Seyedali,** Afghanistan Country Director of Women for Women International
* **Madina Mahboobi**
The panel will be moderated by **Torunn Wimpelmann,** Research Director at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
[Click here to read the full biography of the panelists ](https://afghanistankomiteen.no/en/afghanistan-week-2024/keynote-speakers/)
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