Nader Nadery Explained

Ahmad Nader Nadery (born 1975)[1] is an Afghan-born human rights activist and government official.[2] He is the founding director of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan and a senior fellow at the Wilson Center.[3] [4] Formerly, he was a commissioner of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and a senior advisor to Afghan President.[5]

Early life and education

Nadery was born in 1975 in the Nimruz Province to a known Pashtun family. He studied law at Kabul University and obtained his master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University.[6] During this tenure, he was detained several times and exiled in Pakistan.[7] In 1996, he was publicly flogged for not wearing a turban.[8]

Honors and awards

References

  1. Web site: Naderi, Ahmad Nader Nadery . 2024-02-18 . www.afghan-bios.info.
  2. News: Shalizi . Hamid . Qadir Sediqi . Abdul . 2020-12-02 . Afghan government, Taliban reach breakthrough deal as calls grow for a ceasefire . 2024-02-16 . . en-CA.
  3. Web site: Schifrin . Nick . Sagalyn . Dan . Cebrián Aranda . Teresa . Warsi . Zeba . 2023-08-15 . Life in Afghanistan remains dire 2 years after collapse of U.S.-backed government . 2024-02-16 . . en-us.
  4. Web site: Sharma . Heena . 2023-09-14 . China's economic interests driving its engagement with Kabul, former peace negotiator tells WION . 2024-02-16 . . en-us.
  5. News: Constable . Pamela . 2019-01-29 . The return of a Taliban government? Afghanistan talks raise once-unthinkable question. . 2024-02-16 . The Washington Post.
  6. Web site: 2023-10-18 . Nader Nadery: Human Rights and the Future of Afghanistan Pozen Family Center for Human Rights . 2024-02-16 . humanrights.uchicago.edu . en.
  7. News: Gall . Carlotta . 2021-12-24 . An Afghan Official Laments What Was Lost and Looks to What Lies Ahead . 2024-02-16 . The New York Times.
  8. Web site: 2008-02-08 . Hot Topic series continues in Edwards with Ahmad Nader Nadery . 2024-02-16 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2004-10-11 . Asia Edition Cover . 2024-02-16 . . en-us.
  10. Web site: Staff . W. W. D. . 2004-05-07 . Reebok’s Human Rights Stars . 2024-02-16 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: Nader Nadery . 2024-02-16 . . en.