#JusticeForElaha Takes on Taliban Violence against Women

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Elaha Dilawarzai alleges in a video that she was subjected to forced marriage and other violence by a then-senior Taliban official in Afghanistan. Source: https://twitter.com/aamajnews_EN/status/1564564151086850053?s=20&t=9mRIuTgYtkjJCzy3HFfHUw “After publishing this video, it’s possible that no one will see me again, I might die,” said Elaha Dilawarzai, an Afghan medical student, in a video that surfaced on social media on August 30. “It’s better to die once than to die a thousand times.” In the video, Elaha says her father worked for the previous Afghan government’s…

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