Judgment Session: People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan
“Women are either for the home or the grave.” As an Afghan woman testified before the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan (PTWA), its panel of eight judges[1] presided by Rashida Manjoo, and the many observers in attendance somberly listened. Another survivor stated: “These are not...
Preliminary Statement of the Judges
The public hearings of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) for the session of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan were held in Madrid, at the ICAM, located at Calle de Serrano, 9, from October 8 to 10, 2025. The hearing followed the planned program....
Expert Opinion, Islamic Rights Dr. Nur Rofiah, Congress of Indonesian Women Ulama (KUPI)
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Alhamdulillahilladzi khalaqana min nafsin wahidatin wa khalaqa minha zaujaha wa baststa minhuma rijalan katsiran wa nisa’a. Afdlatush Shalati wa atammut taslimi ‘ala sayyidil mursalinal mab’utsi rahmatan lir rijali wan nisa’ wa ala alihi wa ashabihi ahlis shidqi...
Witness 2 Written Testimony
I am an Afghan woman and a human rights activist. After graduating from university in 2017 through a competitive exam process, I began my professional work as a member of the Prosecutor’s Office of Appeals in one of Afghanistan’s provinces. During my service, I...
Witness 1 In-person Testimony
Hello, good afternoon everyone. I, Zarmina Paryani, am one of the women protesting against the terrorist and gender apartheid regime of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today, I speak here as a witness to a crime that the repressive, fascist, and terrorist Taliban...
Witness 14 Audio Testimony
I am Tayba from Afghanistan, a country that has witnessed and continues to witness years of tyranny, injustice, and inequality against women. Today, I want to discuss all the struggles and pains my companions and I have endured, to express what we...
