Episode 10: A Discussion with Roqia Samim

This week on Notes from the World, we discuss the current situation in Afghanistan with Roqia Samim, the Program Director for Research and Policy at the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame Law School. Roqia obtained her law degree from the Law and Political Science School of Herat University and also holds an LL.M degree in international human rights law from Notre Dame Law School. Roqia served as Human Rights Advocate at the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and worked as the Provincial Coordinator for the Women Leadership Development program with USAID. As an Associate Political Affairs Officer in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Herat Field Office, she supported Sustainable Development Goals for Gender Equality and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions in the western region of Afghanistan.

Today, on Notes from the World, we discuss the past, present and future of Afghanistan, and the ongoing battle by the nation's women to have their human and civil rights recognized by the Taliban, who ruled the country from 1996 until 2001, and then again since August 2021.