Save the Date: World Refugee Day Webinar
Afghan Refugees, Mass Deportations, and Protection Obligations
Webinar: Afghan Refugees, Mass Deportations, and Protection Obligations
Date: 25 June 2026.
Time: 3:00 PM CET, 4:00 PM Doha time, 5:30 PM Kabul time.
Moderator: Meetra Outb, Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Accountability Working Group.
Speakers include Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan; Khadija Haidari, journalist and human rights defender; Reshad Jalali, European Council on Refugees and Exiles; Samira Hamidi, Amnesty International; and Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls.
Registration information: Register via the link in the caption.
Participating organizations shown on the flyer include MADRE, Dialogue Hub Forum Ground, the Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Accountability Working Group, and CUNY Law’s Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic.
Please save the date for a webinar organized by the Dialogue Hub for Common Ground, Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Accountability Working Group (GPWG), Human Rights & Gender Justice Clinic at CUNY School of Law, and MADRE on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
Afghan Refugees, Mass Deportations, and Protection Obligations
25 June 2026 | 3:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM ET | 5:30 PM Kabul Time
As mass deportations of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan continue and discussions on returns to Afghanistan gain traction in Europe, serious concerns are emerging regarding the protection of refugees and compliance with international refugee and human rights law. Millions of Afghans have already been returned to a country where the de facto leadership has been charged with crimes against humanity, including gender persecution, and many are at risk of a range of serious human rights violations.
This webinar will examine recent deportations and return policies, the protection risks faced by returnees, challenges confronting Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, and the obligations of states and the international community to uphold refugee protections.
The webinar will feature remarks and interventions from:
- Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
- Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Professor of International Law, University of Murcia, and Member of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
- Samira Hamidi, Regional Campaigner, Amnesty International
- Khadija Haidari, journalist and human rights defender
- Reshad Jalali, Senior Policy Officer, ECRE
- Moderator: Meetra Qutb, GPWGWe hope you will be able to join us. Please register at the link below to secure your online participation.
Zoom registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_USRwA1eXSs2k380Y2qelAQ