"It is a moral responsibility to listen to the women of Afghanistan."

Fereshta Abbasi is a Researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch, focusing on research and documentation of ongoing abuses in Afghanistan, where she has documented the human rights situation for a number of organizations for the last decade. She holds a Master of Laws in International law and Strategic Studies from the University of Aberdeen, has been recognized as a Rising Leader by Aspen UK, part of the global network of Aspen Institutes, and as a Development Fellow by the Asia Foundation. We spoke about the ongoing human rights crisis in Afghanistan, the recents indictment of Taliban officials by the International Criminal Court and the difficult situation of many Afghans abroad.