Disappeared in Plain Sight: Fighting Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan as a Crime Against Humanity
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 @ 12:45 pm – 1:50 pm
The Berkeley Law community is invited to a panel talk, “Disappeared in Plain Sight: Fighting Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan as a Crime Against Humanity.” The Taliban regime has systematically removed women from public life since its return to power in 2021. Afghan women and their allies are fighting erasure, including through international law. Hear how human rights groups are leading the legal initiative to codify the crime of gender apartheid in a new UN Crimes Against Humanity Treaty.
Marwa Abubakr, MPP Candidate at UC Berkeley, GRIL Intern
Prof. Laurel Fletcher, Director of the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic, Berkeley LawThis event is sponsored by the Miller Institute at Berkeley Law, and cosponsored by the Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic, the Berkeley Journal of International Law, the Berkeley Journal of Gender Law & Justice, and the International Law Society.
Lunch provided for those attending. RSVP via URL link provided, QR scan code, or email to <MGCL@law.berkeley.edu>. Tuesday, March 10, 12:45PM–1:50PM in Room 130, Berkeley Law. For more information or accommodations, please contact Miller Institute administrator Toni Mendicino, tmendicino@law.berkeley.edu or 510-643-7969.
