Event
SASNET panel discussion: “Women’s Rights in South Asia”
Nepalese woman. Photo: Samrat Khadka/Unsplash
Date: March 20, 2025
On 20 March 2025, join the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) and the Association of Foreign Affairs in Lund (UPF) for a panel discussion exploring the current state of women’s rights in South Asia.
About the panel discussion
During the panel, leading experts will discuss key challenges, recent developments, and the future of gender equality in political representation across the region. What progress has been made, and what obstacles remain?
The panelists will represent different countries in the region, including India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan.
Panelists
- Nitasha Kaul, Professor of Politics, International Relations, and Critical Interdisciplinary Studies at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster (UK).
- Kate Lonergan, Postdoctoral researcher at the Hugo Valentin Centre at Uppsala University with a research focus on reconciliation and peacebuilding after mass violence and atrocities.
- Radha Adhikari , Dr. Lecturer at the School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland (UK).
- Maryam Safi, Research Fellow at the Afghanistan Programme, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Note: It is not necessary to register for this event. Please also note that it will not be recorded.