Shannon Raj Singh
Shannon Raj Singh is a Legal Counsel for SAHR, advising a Kabul-based team on sexual violence litigation in Afghanistan, which aims to...
Suicide of Kabul University study and accountability
PRESS RELEASE The recent incident, in which Zahra Khawari of Kabul university committed suicide, is disheartening and unfortunate, but...
Defending battered women who kill
We identified that advocacy for women experiencing domestic violence in Afghanistan tended to overlook the phenomena of women who killed...
Review of Ministry of Higher Education Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
Medica Afghanistan’s Lawyers’ Review of Ministry of Higher Education Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy Material terms have not been included...
"Anonymising" witness identity and the right of fair trial
Anonymity refers to the keeping of some or all of the witness’s identity detail hidden from the defence and the public. Anonymity is a...
Seeking compensation for survivors of violence
We are working to ensure that survivors of violence are fully cognizant of their rights to protection and compensation under the...
The threshold of State Accountability: Case of Kontrová v. Slovakia
When the State has legislated its duty to prevent and protect people from violence, it is saying "We shall be legally responsible for...
Can the State be held accountable for failing to prevent violence? The case of Opuz v Turkey (ECHR)
Domestic violence have often been classified by the State as a ‘private’ issue, i.e. outside the realms of criminal law. As such, law...
Witness protection - cornerstone of a successful justice system
The success of investigation and prosecution depends largely on the information and testimony of victims and witnesses. This makes their...
Afghanistan's Anti-Harassment Law, and why it should be amended
Medica Afghanistan PRESS RELEASE OUR FIRST ANTI-HARASSMENT LAW AND WHY IT SHOULD BE AMENDED 8 March 2017 In November 2016, Parliament...
