Nisha Varia

Deputy Director of the Women's Rights Division, Human Rights Watch

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Deputy Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, focusing on Asia and the Middle East

Nisha Varia on KCRW

In Pakistan, schools for girls are being burned down by the Taliban. In Afghanistan, a new law was just passed which makes marital rape legal.

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In Pakistan, schools for girls are being burned down by the Taliban. In Afghanistan, a new law was just passed which makes marital rape legal.

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