human rights defender
Nasima Sadat
Actions and Campaigns
Nasima Sadat
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
She has been living in Pakistan for 11 months in a state of uncertainty with her husband and five children. She has had one interview with UNHCR and urgently needs assistance to relocate to a safe country so her children can continue their education. The Pakistani authorities have treated refugees poorly, and vulnerable asylum seekers face detention and risk of deportation. She lacks financial resources, access to work, and is in a difficult economic situation, requiring immediate financial and humanitarian support.
HRD's year of birth
1993
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Naseema Sadat, daughter of Mohammad Amir, was born on March 3, 1993, in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. She married in 2010 and is a mother of five children. Since 2009, she has been active in women’s rights advocacy, literacy education, and civil society initiatives. A graduate of Malika Soraya High School and later a law student at Kabul’s National University, she has worked with the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, the National Meal Program (Dastarkhwan-e-Milli), and most recently with ORD as Gender and Women’s Rights Officer. Through her work with GIZ, JACK, ACSF-O, and the Afghan Powerful Women Movement, she has focused on promoting human rights, empowering women, and raising awareness against violence and early marriage.
Detained since
Apr 24, 2024
Date of release
May 4, 2024
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
She has not been sentenced
Latitude: 36.72992466123007
Longitude: 69.54095220941288
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Takhar
Location of detention - Facility
Directorate of Intelligence of Takhar
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
She was subjected to severe beating, the effects of which are still visible on the body.
Recent case update / evolution
She is currently in a difficult situation in Pakistan and urgently seeking protection and a safe pathway to obtain a humanitarian visa together with her family.
Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/fa/the-taliban-have-imprisoned-a-womens-rights-activist-in-takhar-for-a-week/
https://www.facebook.com/8am.media/posts/%DB%B8%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-/865821428920908/
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https://www.nrfnews.com/?p=8844
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1993
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Women's rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Naseema Sadat, daughter of Mohammad Amir, was born on March 3, 1993, in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. She married in 2010 and is a mother of five children. Since 2009, she has been active in women’s rights advocacy, literacy education, and civil society initiatives. A graduate of Malika Soraya High School and later a law student at Kabul’s National University, she has worked with the Directorate of Women’s Affairs, the National Meal Program (Dastarkhwan-e-Milli), and most recently with ORD as Gender and Women’s Rights Officer. Through her work with GIZ, JACK, ACSF-O, and the Afghan Powerful Women Movement, she has focused on promoting human rights, empowering women, and raising awareness against violence and early marriage.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Takhar
- Location of detention - Facility
- Directorate of Intelligence of Takhar
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 36.72992466123007
Longitude: 69.54095220941288
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Apr 24, 2024
- Current Status
- Released
- Date of release
- May 4, 2024
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Sentence
She has not been sentenced
- Recent case update / evolution
She is currently in a difficult situation in Pakistan and urgently seeking protection and a safe pathway to obtain a humanitarian visa together with her family.
- Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
She was subjected to severe beating, the effects of which are still visible on the body.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
She has been living in Pakistan for 11 months in a state of uncertainty with her husband and five children. She has had one interview with UNHCR and urgently needs assistance to relocate to a safe country so her children can continue their education. The Pakistani authorities have treated refugees poorly, and vulnerable asylum seekers face detention and risk of deportation. She lacks financial resources, access to work, and is in a difficult economic situation, requiring immediate financial and humanitarian support.
- Any other relevant documents
https://8am.media/fa/the-taliban-have-imprisoned-a-womens-rights-activist-in-takhar-for-a-week/
https://www.facebook.com/8am.media/posts/%DB%B8%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%AD-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%B2%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-/865821428920908/
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https://www.nrfnews.com/?p=8844
https://www.instagram.com/8am.af_official/p/C6awkD5uzEN/?__d=1%3Futm_source%3Dig_embed
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