How Jurists Joined Forces to Help Women Judges Evacuate Afghanistan
In this week's episode, Judge Toni Clarke shared how international coalitions helped women judges escape Afghanistan when the Taliban took over.
December 15, 2023 at 05:27 PM
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Legal Speak PodcastWhen the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the safety of many judges in the country was threatened, some of which had sentenced Taliban members to prison. As women judges in Afghanistan were stripped of their titles and degrees, the National Association of Women Judges helped women jurists escape from the country.
In this week's episode, Law.com legal technology reporter Isha Marathe spoke with Judge Toni Clarke of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, who is the former president of the association, about how the organization joined international coalitions to help these women judges.
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