Ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan have historically faced persecution and violence, which intensified at the hands of various armed groups over the last four decades. The Hazara, an ethnic and religious minority group, remain a primary target of attacks. On June 3, USIP and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide held a discussion with distinguished experts and activists to assess the atrocity risks faced by Hazaras and other vulnerable groups in Afghanistan and the key perpetrators driving the rising threat.
Scott Worden, introductory remarks
Director, Afghanistan & Central Asia, U.S Institute of Peace
Rina Amiri, keynote remarks
U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights
Farkhondeh Akbari
Postdoctoral Fellow, Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Monash University
Lauren Baillie
Senior Program Officer, Atrocity Prevention, U.S Institute of Peace
Shukria Dellawar
Legislative and Policy Manager for the Prevention of Violent Conflict, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Naomi Kikoler, moderator
Director, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/preventing-mass-atrocities-afghanistan
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