Victoria C Fontan (@victoriacfontan) 's Twitter Profile
Victoria C Fontan

@victoriacfontan

Provost @AUAfghanistan Co-chair aewa.org.af Visiting Fellow @StanfordGlobal Col RC @CRJ_Gendarmerie Analyst @GalliceInterna1 Visiting Prof @HASCKALU

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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela The people of #Afghanistan, especially women and girls, face daily challenges in the fight for basic human rights. Denying them access to education, healthcare, and freedom is an affront to

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela
The people of #Afghanistan, especially women and girls, face daily challenges in the fight for basic human rights. Denying them access to education, healthcare, and freedom is an affront to
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Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay, we recognize the resilience of #Afghan migrants returning home amid challenges. Humanitarian assistance is critical to ensuring their safety, dignity, and access to essential resources as they rebuild their lives. Let’s stand in solidarity with

Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay, we recognize the resilience of #Afghan migrants returning home amid challenges. Humanitarian assistance is critical to ensuring their safety, dignity, and access to essential resources as they rebuild their lives. Let’s stand in solidarity with
U.S. Embassy Kabul (@usembassykabul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel As we highlight voices on #HumanRights, we are reminded that silence in the face of injustice is never an option. Every voice counts in the fight

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel
As we highlight voices on #HumanRights, we are reminded that silence in the face of injustice is never an option. Every voice counts in the fight
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Access to water, healthcare and electricity is essential for safeguarding human life, especially during #conflicts. These are not luxuries - they are fundamental needs protected under #IHL.

Access to water, healthcare and electricity is essential for safeguarding human life, especially during #conflicts. 

These are not luxuries - they are fundamental needs protected under #IHL.
Victoria C Fontan (@victoriacfontan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am honored to join the Center for South Asia at Stanford Global Studies as a Visiting Fellow. This incredible opportunity will allow me to contribute actively to the intellectual life of the Centre while advancing ongoing work close to my heart. Together with my dear colleagues Lalita

I am honored to join the Center for South Asia at <a href="/StanfordGlobal/">Stanford Global Studies</a> as a Visiting Fellow. This incredible opportunity will allow me to contribute actively to the intellectual life of the Centre while advancing ongoing work close to my heart.

Together with my dear colleagues Lalita
Heather Barr (@heatherbarr1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“We are warned not to punish the gifted men’s team for the sins of Taliban, as if the dignity & humanity of 20 mill Afghan women were simply acceptable collateral damage against the wider backdrop of Rashid Khan’s availability for the next T20 World Cup.” theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan…

Sébastien Lecornu (@seblecornu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Médecin et pilote d’hélicoptère, première femme générale de l’armée française, première femme élevée à la dignité de grand-croix de l’ordre national du Mérite, Valérie André n’est plus. Médecin militaire, elle a évacué, aux pires heures de la guerre d'Indochine, plusieurs

Médecin et pilote d’hélicoptère, première femme générale de l’armée française, première femme élevée à la dignité de grand-croix de l’ordre national du Mérite, Valérie André n’est plus.

Médecin militaire, elle a évacué, aux pires heures de la guerre d'Indochine, plusieurs
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett (@sr_afghanistan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On International Women's Day we celebrate the strength, courage, equality and achievements of women everywhere, especially #Afghanistan. I stand with them for a better future. #TogetherWeRise #InternationalWomensDay #MenStandWithWomen And in music👇 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=taJ53d…

UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett (@sr_afghanistan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We must not normalise the Taliban without verified, sustained improvements in human rights, particularly for women & girls. Disappointed by Russia’s recognition that sets a dangerous precedent, emboldening regimes in #Afghanistan & beyond that violate human rights with impunity.

Richard Lindsay (@rlindsayuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Four years on from the Taliban takeover, an important event today on the human rights crisis in Afghanistan. Thanks to Human Rights Watch Elaine Pearson Fereshta Abbasi UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett and Sahar Halaimzai. Those responsible for human rights abuses must be held to account

Four years on from the Taliban takeover, an important event today on the human rights crisis in Afghanistan.  Thanks to <a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a> <a href="/PearsonElaine/">Elaine Pearson</a> <a href="/FereshtaAbbasi/">Fereshta Abbasi</a> <a href="/SR_Afghanistan/">UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett</a> and <a href="/SHalaimzai/">Sahar Halaimzai</a>. Those responsible for human rights abuses must be held to account
International Parliamentary Network for Education (@ipneducation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In advance of the 4th anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, former member of the Afghan national assembly, Mariam Solaimankhil, talks about the ongoing violation of women's & girls' rights, including education. 👉 go.ipned.org/izf7x6 #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

In advance of the 4th anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, former member of the Afghan national assembly, <a href="/Mariamistan/">Mariam Solaimankhil</a>, talks about the ongoing violation of women's &amp; girls' rights, including education.
👉 go.ipned.org/izf7x6

#LetAfghanGirlsLearn
Victoria C Fontan (@victoriacfontan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Afghanistan is not a safe destination to return to,” says UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett. At American University of Malta, we are preparing to welcome Afghan students to complete their studies in #Malta — a safe haven where they can build their future.

Metra Mehran (@metra_mehran) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, we launch the Afghanistan Accountability Archive: a record of Taliban atrocities and women's resistance. A legacy of brave work by my colleagues inside Afghanistan. May it serve justice and uphold our promise of accountability. afghanistanjustice.org