Patricia Gossman
Patricia Gossman is an associate director for the Asia division. Prior to joining HRW, Dr. Gossman was Director of the Afghanistan Program at the International Center for Transitional Justice on Afghanistan, and was the founder and director of the Afghanistan Justice Project, an OSI-funded project to document war crimes committed during the Afghan conflict, 1978-2001. She was Senior Researcher for South Asia at Human Rights Watch in the 1990s, covering not only Afghanistan, but India, Pakistan and Nepal. Dr. Gossman received her doctorate in South Asian Studies from the University of Chicago and is widely published on human rights issues in the region.
Articles Authored
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August 31, 2019
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July 1, 2019
Afghanistan War’s Terrible Toll on Children
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June 24, 2019
Essential To Include Reformers In Peace Talks
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June 18, 2019
Afghan Football Official Should Be Prosecuted
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February 5, 2019
In Negotiating Peace in Afghanistan, Let’s Not Overlook Human Rights
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November 25, 2018
A Chance for Afghanistan’s Donors to Do More Than Check Boxes
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October 26, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds Maldives Vote
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October 18, 2018
Afghanistan’s Elections Offer Hope Amid Fear
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September 26, 2018
Maldives’ Democratic Transition Under Threat
Reports Authored
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“No Forgiveness for People Like You”
Executions and Enforced Disappearances in Afghanistan under the Taliban
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“I Thought Our Life Might Get Better”
Implementing Afghanistan’s Elimination of Violence against Women Law
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“You Have No Right to Complain”
Education, Social Restrictions, and Justice in Taliban-Held Afghanistan
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