Civic Engagement Project

We connect people and power, fostering dialogue and cooperation that catalyse more inclusive and equitable societies

[Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement]

CEP is proud to stand with Afghan experts on the Afghanistan Justice Archive - documentation as resistance, a resource for all demanding justice. #AfghanistanJustice

[Afghanistan Justice Archive @AFGjustice]

Afghanistan Justice Archive, led by Afghan experts & allies, documents Taliban decrees & survivor testimonies - exposing repression in education, gender rights & more to support justice & accountability. Initiative of Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement #AfghanistanJustice

[NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security @ngowgwps]

Powerful last words from @Metra_Mehran to the #UNSC: the situation in #Afghanistan is "a test of whether the principles recited in chambers like this truly mean anything in practice."

Read her full statement here: https://t.co/Ej5G0jrser

[Afghanistan Justice Archive @AFGjustice]

Halima*-a blind teacher-lost her classroom, income & rights after 2021. On #HumanRightsDay, we honour her—and insist their dignity isn’t forgotten. From closing centres 4 blind girls to banning womens education & work, Taliban decrees amount to gender apartheid @Metra_Mehran

[Metra Mehran @Metra_Mehran]

Taliban has criminalized womanhood for 4 years, but U.S. still has no official foreign policy on Afghanistan. As Congress returned from recess and the UN Security Council meets tomorrow, here I outline foreign policy options for Washington to act.

https://t.co/ynMyTm9ysC

[Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement]

Law as weapon. Law as resistance. In this new piece, CEP fellow @SaidyWisna unpacks how the Taliban uses law to entrench gender apartheid—and why documenting it is urgent. Syria shows how such evidence can help deliver justice.
@EGACampaign @SLPJustice
🔗 https://t.co/H8hIPe5ScE

[End Gender Apartheid @EGACampaign]

“When the Taliban seized power in 2021, the women of Afghanistan’s hard-won rights were swiftly erased. Bans on education, employment, and even access to public spaces reflect not incidental repression but a deliberate policy of gender apartheid. This daily reality parallels South Africa’s apartheid regime, where exclusion and domination were legally enforced to maintain control.”

In April, as part of a delegation led by @MalalaFund
together with @EGACampaign and @civ_engagement, Afghan women leaders travelled to South Africa to learn from the struggle against racial apartheid and to build global solidarity to end gender apartheid.

In a new article for the Civic Engagement Project and Atlantic Council’s joint series, Inside Gender Apartheid, Farhat Ariana Azami details her conversation with Gertrude Fester, a veteran South African anti-apartheid activist, and Munisa Mubarez, a women’s rights advocate from Afghanistan, which captures the parallels between the anti-apartheid struggles in South Africa and Afghanistan.

Read it now⬇️

https://t.co/LBxJJJoiWB

[Farhat Ariana @farhatariana]

As a still-emerging civil society, we cannot afford to go slow. Our struggle demands urgency — we must intensively study & learn from successful movements. In this article, I explore some lessons we can learn from the women’s resistance in Apartheid SA. https://t.co/ueLU9yCSja

[elDiario.es @eldiarioes]

ENTREVISTA | Sahar Halaimzai, la activista que busca llevar a los talibanes a la justicia por apartheid de género en Afganistán
https://t.co/lMAEX8WD2e

[Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files @AmanpourPod]

‘A gender apartheid is taking place’

Four years on from the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Christiane and Jamie ask - what is the current situation in Afghanistan like for the people still living there?

@amanpour @JamesP_Rubin @globalplayer

[Center for Dialogue and Progress-Geneva (CDP-G) @Cdp_Geneva]

One of the speakers, @azadahrm : advocated for a hybrid model for a mechanism - one that includes a pre-prosecutiorial function & public reporting function.

Only through coordinated action can the cycle of impunity can be broken.

[LSE Conflict & Civicness Research Group @LSE_CCRG]

📣 🇸🇴🇨🇴 New Webinar Series!

We are pleased to present a three part webinar series drawing on research from Galkayo and Kismayo in Somalia and Tumavo and Chocó is Colombia’s Pacific region, conducted by @Peace_Rep_’s Somalia team and @civ_engagement respectively (1/3)

[Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement]

Law as weapon. Law as resistance. In this new piece, CEP fellow @SaidyWisna unpacks how the Taliban uses law to entrench gender apartheid—and why documenting it is urgent. Syria shows how such evidence can help deliver justice.
@EGACampaign @SLPJustice
🔗 https://t.co/H8hIPe5ScE

[Metra Mehran @Metra_Mehran]

Powerful reflection from @GaisuY on finding strength in shared stories and solidarity, and on the intersectional realities of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Lessons to echo in our collective struggle against #genderapartheid

@EGACampaign

https://t.co/7I3utkzTrY

[Gaisu Yari @GaisuY]

My reflection: "I also noticed certain parts of my brain, my imagination nd my thinking awakening after being inactive 4 so long. One thought deeply stood out: how could we have ignored the leadership of the Global South for too long?" @MalalaFund
https://t.co/CPRfXBxFhl

[End Gender Apartheid @EGACampaign]

The EGA team recently joined @MalalaFund @Civ_Engagement in South Africa to bring together a delegation of women from Afghanistan, where they met with South African jurists and human rights leaders to share, learn and build solidarity to codify gender apartheid.

[akila radhakrishnan @akila_rad]

Don’t miss this incredibly powerful piece from @ZahraJoya reflecting on a recent delegation visit by Afghan women to South Africa organized by @MalalaFund, @EGACampaign & @civ_engagement. It was an honor & a privilege to participate and I’m still sitting with so many reflections.

[Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement]

Proud that we at CEP could stand with Afghan women activists connecting their resistance to broader movements for justice and liberation. @RukhshanaMedia shows what feminist leadership looks like—and why transnational solidarity can’t wait. @EGACampaign @MalalaFund

[Rukhshana Media @RukhshanaMedia]

A century after racial apartheid, an Afghan delegation learns lessons from South Africa in the fight against gender apartheid
⁦@MalalaFund⁩ https://t.co/vrP3zwndmz

[Zahra Joya @ZahraJoya]

In the returned from an inspiring trip to South Africa with fellow women’s rights activists. So much to learn from the Global South about resilience and protecting human rights values. Read my latest piece below 👇
@MalalaFund @civ_engagement @EGACampaign

[Malala Fund @MalalaFund]

3️⃣The Star shares highlights from a roundtable discussion between the Afghan women delegation and South African human right lawyers and activists, hosted at the @NelsonMandela Foundation at https://t.co/DotDrZrwKA

[Civic Engagement Project @civ_engagement]

Afghan women lead with courage and steadfastness in the face of deep injustice. Honored that @civ_engagement joined @MalalaFund in South Africa to bring together Afghan activists and anti-apartheid leaders. We echo their call for justice. #EndGenderApartheid

[Malala Fund @MalalaFund]

Last week, a delegation of Afghan women activists, supported by Malala Fund and our partners, traveled to South Africa and met with South African jurists and human rights leaders.

Some highlights from the week below.