Over two years ago, following a withdrawal deal with the Taliban, the United States military left Afghanistan in a tumultuous departure. Since that time, under the Taliban, there has been a steady regression in people’s rights.
Former Afghan human rights commissioner Nader Nadery will explore the country's future, in conversation with Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology Gil Stein.
What are the lessons for the protection of human rights in negotiating peace with a religious militant group? What is the current state of human rights in Afghanistan? Within this new context, is there anything that the international community can do to improve the situation? What hope do ordinary Afghan citizens have for the future?
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About the Speaker
Nader Nadery is currently a senior fellow at the Wilson Institute in Washington, DC. He is a seasoned leader with 22 years' experience. His background spans civil society, private sector, institutional building, government and research. He is an internationally known advocate for human rights and justice, and has firsthand experience in peacebuilding, having participated in UN peace talks for Afghanistan in 2001, track 1.5 peace processes for number of years and the 2020/21 peace talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban.
Nadery has served as a commissioner of the Independent Human Rights Commission, Chairman of Civil Service Commission, senior advisor to the Afghan president on strategic affairs and human rights. He also served as chief of party to the work of NPWJ in Libya to promote rule of law and justice in 2012.
He is an associate fellow with Asser Institute, center for international and European law and fellow with Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Nadery’s views and writings regularly appears in major media outlets including New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, BBC, CNN and others.
He has received numerous accolades, including being named an "Asian Hero" by Time magazine, a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and received the Reebok Human Rights Award. Nadery holds a LLB from Kabul University, a MA in international relations from George Washington University and has studied leadership at the Kennedy School of Government. He speaks English, Pashtu, Dari/ Persian, Baluchi, and Urdu.