On Human Rights
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Artemis Akbary on the realities facing LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan today

On Human Rights
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This episode is hosted by Richard Bennett, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and Visiting Professor with the RWI Afghanistan Programme. He is joined by Artemis Akbary, Executive Director of the Afghanistan LGBTIQ+ Organization (ALO) and a passionate LGBTIQ+ rights activist and refugee rights advocate. The episode shines a light on the realities facing LGBTIQ+ people in Afghanistan today, exploring the human rights challenges, discrimination, persecution, and profound risks they face under the current regime. Richard and Artemis discuss the voices and experiences that are too often silenced, as well as the urgent need to protect LGBTIQ+ rights and ensure that no one is left behind.

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