Articles on human rights law and personal essays

Power your narrative with verbs

Instead of saying “The detention officer was uncompromising and refused the victim’s request for food, blanket and hot water,” Say, “The det

Shape your arguments with facts and description

You will not convince the court that the defendant was a cruel person, by simply telling the court that he was “cruel”. That is an empty...

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Remedies at the heart of justice

1. The CEDAW Committee issued General Recommendations on women's access to justice CEDAW/C/GC/33 in July 2015. Paragraph 19 on page 9...

I assisted several lawyers representing victims fleeing from political and gender-based persecution

I rushed to obtain evidence. I investigated patterns of violations and recorded witness testimonies. My affidavits on the laws of Libya...

Defending rape victims for being prosecuted

I investigated into the reasons why rape victims were being prosecuted for adultery in Afghanistan, interviewing 30 judges, lawyers and...

Quest for trial transcripts

We had a case, the rape of a 12 year-old girl. After trial, Chief of EVAW Court handed down an acquittal which surprised us given the...

President hears us on our petition on penal code

One of our proudest accomplishments in this quarter is our achievement to obtain the President and Vice-President’s Office support to...

Assessing a victim’s risk of further violence

Some victims need urgent police protection, safe shelter and medical attention. Use this tool to quickly assess victims’ needs and hasten th

Photographing Evidence of Injuries

Some injuries fade quickly (in fact very quickly) over time. So take photographs as soon as you can. Other injuries show up with time. For

Make the defendant the subject of your submission.

Instead of saying: “The victim was treated barbarically. He lived in a small room for 2 years and was not allowed to leave the room...

Should we fight for women's rights through Shariah?

Calls for a “return to Shariah” has prompted some organisations to develop more palatable ways to package women’s rights using Shariah...

Zahra Khawari, tragic case of suicide.

The case of Zahra Khawari was a tragic case of suicide at Kabul University, after her dissertation was rejected repeatedly by her...

Auditing quality of legal representation. I built a system to make it easy for lawyers to record and

I published a Quality Assurance Policy which sets out standards and tools to help lawyers standardise their practice, and, keep track on...

Conflation between rape and zina

These are some excerpts of my interviews with over 30 judges, lawyers, prosecutors and professors of law in Kabul, Afghanistan. The...

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Power your narrative with verbs

Shape your arguments with facts and description

Some victims need urgent police protection, safe shelter and medical attention. Use this tool to qui

Remedies at the heart of justice

Photographing Evidence of Injuries

Make the defendant the subject of your submission.

Power your narrative with verbs

Shape your arguments with facts and description

Some victims need urgent police protection, safe shelter and medical attention. Use this tool to qui

Remedies at the heart of justice

I assisted several lawyers representing victims fleeing from political and gender-based persecution

Defending rape victims for being prosecuted

Quest for trial transcripts

President hears us on our petition on penal code

Assessing a victim’s risk of further violence

Photographing Evidence of Injuries

Power your narrative with verbs

Shape your arguments with facts and description

Some victims need urgent police protection, safe shelter and medical attention. Use this tool to qui

Remedies at the heart of justice

I assisted several lawyers representing victims fleeing from political and gender-based persecution

Defending rape victims for being prosecuted

Quest for trial transcripts

President hears us on our petition on penal code

Assessing a victim’s risk of further violence

Photographing Evidence of Injuries