Joint hearing on women's rights in Afghanistan

Introductory remarks by:

• Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights;
• Name tbc, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality;

Interventions by:

• Ms Chekeba Hashemi, President, Afghanistan Libre;
• Ms Latifa Ahmadi, Executive Director, Organization for Promoting Afghan Women’s Capabilities (OPAWC) (video message);
• Mr Abdul Wadood Pedram, Executive Director, Human Rights and Eradication of Violence Organization (HREVO) (video message);
• Ms Horia Mosadeq, Afghanistan Researcher, Amnesty International;
• Ms Malalai Joya, activist, writer, and a former Member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan;
• Mr Mirco Günther, Country Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Afghanistan.

Remarks by Mr Dietmar Krissler, EEAS, Head of Division ASIAPAC 2 (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives).

Remarks by the European Commission.

Closing remarks byMr Petras Auštrevičius, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.

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