Yalda Royan
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Yalda Royan ((Persian/Dari: یلدا رویان) is an Afghan women's rights activist and human rights defender.[1] She holds a master's degree in gender and women's studies from Kabul University.[2] Before the collapse of Afghanistan's republic at the hands of the Taliban, she worked as a gender advisor at the Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA), Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG).[3][4][5][6] After the collapse of the Afghanistan government in August 2021, she was evacuated to the US with her two teenage daughters.[7][8] In exile, Royan continues her activism against the systematic oppression of minority groups, especially the Hazara people and women under the Taliban de facto regime. She is currently the country team lead for the feminist organization VOICE Amplified[9][10] as well as a member of the Afghan Women's Advocacy Group in exile.[11] She recently founded the Sisterhood and Solidarity organization which focuses on amplifying the experiences of Hazara Afghan women and former members of the security services and advocating on their behalf.[12] She is part of an Afghan women's movement in exile that advocates for the recognition of gender apartheid as a crime under international law in order to combat institutionalized violence and oppression against women under the Taliban regime.[13][14][15][16]
External links[edit]
- Royan's statement (43:12) at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Afghanistan: UN Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan by Yalda Royan NGO Working Group On Women, Peace and Security
- Opinion piece by Royan: Don't Turn Away: The Crisis Facing Afghan Women and Minorities | Opinion Newsweek
- Talk: Confronting Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan through International Law American Society of International Law
- Opinion piece by Royan et la: Taliban leaders enforce brutal restrictions against women, except for their own daughters The Hill
- Royan's Interview with BBC Taliban's Ban on Afghan Women's Work for NGOs BBC World Service
- Article by Yalda Royan: It’s Been Two Years. Why Are Afghan Refugees Like Me Still in Legal Limbo? Slate Magazine
References[edit]
- ↑ Morford, Janet (2023-09-07). "Refugee Voices: Yalda Royan advocates for action to end legal limbo for Afghan evacuees". Episcopal Migration Ministries. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ "Combatting Gender Apartheid: The Situation of Women & Girls in Afghanistan". Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ "Independent Directorate of Local Governance IDLG (Afghanistan)". Acted. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ United Nations (2022-03-15). Upholding Women's Rights in Afghanistan: An Urgent Moment for UNAMA Renewal | United Nations. Retrieved 2024-06-21 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Hash-e Subh (February 24, 2021). "Complaints of discrimination in Independent Directorate of Local Governance must be investigated". Hash-e Subh Daily. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ رونق, جلیل (2021-02-21). "استعفای یلدا رویان؛ «رییس ادارهی ارگانهای محلی در مقرریها قومی عمل میکند»". اطلاعات روز (in فارسی). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ "Read the story of an Afghan woman eager to advance in life who fled…". Their Story is Our Story. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Royan, Yalda (2023-08-23). "It's Been Two Years. Why Are Afghan Refugees Like Me Still in Legal Limbo?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Davis, Charles R. "A year after the Taliban's takeover, Afghanistan has become 'a cage for Afghan women,' activist Yalda Royan says". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ Yalda Royan (2022-12-29). Yalda Royan on BBC World News re Taliban's Ban on Afghan Women's Work for NGOs. Retrieved 2024-06-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ DiBenedetto, Laurie (2021-01-26). "Afghan Women Must Be at the Center of All Future Peace Talks". VOICE Amplified. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ↑ Giguiere, Molly; Yalda, Royan (2024-04-24). "Taliban leaders enforce brutal restrictions against women, except for their own daughters". THE HILL. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ "End Gender Apartheid". End Gender Apartheid. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ↑ "Confronting Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan through International Law | ASIL". www.asil.org. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ↑ Karima, Bennoune (2022). "The International Obligation to Counter Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan" (PDF). Columbia Human Rights Law Review (54): 43.
- ↑ Afghanistan International (2024-03-12). سخنرانی یلدا رویان، کنشگر حقوق بشر در نشست مبارزه با «آپارتاید جنسیتی». Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
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