The Persecution of Hazaras and Women in Afghanistan: Forced Displacement, Arbitrary Detentions, And the Pursuit of Accountability
Report on the side event held at the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, September 8th, 2026, Geneva, Switzerland Executive Summary On 8 September 2026, during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a side event titled “The Persecution of Hazaras and Women in Afghanistan: Forced Displacement, Arbitrary Detentions, and […]
How Western documentary-makers are unwittingly supporting the divisive political agendas of Afghanistan’s Pashtun elite
On 22nd August 2022, Netflix revealed the release date for a “Clinton-produced” documentary called ‘In Her Hands’ directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen. The documentary is about Zarifa Ghafari, an Afghan woman, who is presented as “Afghanistan’s first female mayor”, as claimed by HiddenLight Productions’ co-founders, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. It is […]