Afghan Women Spoke: A People’s Tribunal listened

Afghan women may have been silenced in their own country, but in December 2025, they were given a very public platform to tell the world about life under the Taliban – The People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan. The tribunal took place in Europe, but Afghans were able to watch the hearings via satellite and online livestreams. Rachel Reid attended the hearings and interviewed many of those involved, bringing AANCAST this special report on the tribunal and its potential ramifications. 

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Rachel Reid’s report, Afghan Women Spoke: The People’s Tribunal for Afghan Women listened, was published in December 2025. The indictment, some of the testimony and verdict can be found on the website of the People’s Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan. 

The Afghanistan Analysts Network’s vast archive of reports and articles can be found on our website, including a dossier of reports on women’s rights, which was collated in March 2025, Deepening Discrimination: A dossier of reports about Afghan women. For more episodes of AANCast, please subscribe. 

Picture: The People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan’s panel of judges read their final judgment during a session in The Hague. Photo: Rachel Reid, AAN, 11 December 2025. 

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