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Habib Rahiab

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Habib Rahiab is a human rights lawyer. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2008. He has been a visiting fellow at Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School.[1] Rahiab was previously employed as a field researcher in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Human Rights Watch.[2] While in Afghanistan, he documented human rights abuses and war crimes, and was eventually forced to flee the country.[2][3] Rahiab was granted asylum with his family in the United States in 2004.[2] In 2004, he received the Annual Award for Monitoring Human Rights.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Former Visiting Fellows of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School". Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Human Rights Watch Honors Afghanistan Activist". Human Rights Watch. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Alex (2004-11-15). "Afghan Human Rights Activist Habib Rahiab". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  4. ^ "Human Rights Watch Honors Global Rights Defenders". Human Rights Watch. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-12.