Events

On the sidelines of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York, a delegation of Afghan Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) from Shamsama held a bilateral meeting with Ms. Tanja Leikas-Botta, Director for Human Rights Policy, and colleagues at the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange...

New York | March 2026 — On the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York, the Shahmama delegation met with Spain’s Ambassador for Feminist Foreign Policy to discuss continued support for Afghan women and the role of international mechanisms in advancing accountability for violations of their rights. During the meeting, the Shamsama delegation...

New York | March 2026 — On the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York, the Shahmama delegation met with representatives of UN Women to exchange views on the situation of Afghan women and the importance of sustained international engagement in support of their rights and meaningful participation. During the meeting, the Shahmama...

Shahmama’s delegation conducted an advocacy visit to Canberra, holding bilateral meetings and roundtable discussions with the Mainland South & Central Asia Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Focus of the Meetings The discussions centered on the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan, with particular emphasis on the systematic...