Dr. Sima Simar with Susan Bazilli: Women’s Rights and Human Rights in Afghanistan
Susan Bazilli, IWRP Director, in Afghanistan with Dr. Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), during the transition from ISAF to Afghan security forces, July 2011. Sima is well known to Canadians and has spoken out constantly about her grave concern about the future of human rights and women’s rights in the uncertain future of Afghanistan if the international community pulls out. Her concern resonates even more today.
