In this episode Amnesty International shares the story of Fatema Uzgun Nusrat, a woman human rights defender who is running a secret online school for girls and women in Afghanistan. Fatema was inspired to create the Behdukht Online Academy after living through years of Taliban rule as a child. Today she supports girls and women to access education in Afghanistan, the only country in the world that bans secondary education for girls and women. 

This special episode marks the 29 November, International Day for Women Human Rights Defenders. To find out more on the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan and take action, see Afghanistan: The Taliban's war on women

Credits: 

·       Presented by Lisa Maracani, Advisor and Researcher at Amnesty International  

·       Produced by Amnesty International and Joshan Chana 

·       Composition of some of the music is by Joshan Chana  

·       Edited by Guadalupe Marengo, Head of the Global Human Rights Defenders Programme at Amnesty International