Paul Sild
Paul Sild is SADF’s Research Assistant. He joined the team in March 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Glasgow, where he wrote his dissertation on the EU’s normative power in development assistance with the ACP group. Before, International Relations, he studied Continental Philosophy at the University of Essex, specialising in post-structuralist philosophy and Hegel. Before joining SADF, he worked as a Project Assistant at the Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organisation in Brussels, where he focused on minority rights in Iran, Vietnam and Algeria.
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Press Release on Shahriar Kabir
UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary, Urges Immediate Release and Reparations
Stockholm, 21 November 2025 – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), in its Opinion No. 40/2025 taken at its 103rd Session (23-25 August), has ruled that the detention of Shahriar Kabir (who is arrested since 17...
The Taliban’s Gender Politics: Repression at Home, Performance on the World Stage – C275
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghan women and girls have been systematically eliminated from public life; they have been banned from secondary and higher education, including online learning platforms in some provinces, and limitations have been imposed on them in most formal employment. They are...
A Review of ‘Neelan: Unsilenced’ (Documentary on Sri Lankan Politics) – C274
“Neelan: Unsilenced” is a documentary film that was directed by documentary filmmaker Pitasanna Shanmugathas and released on the 26th death anniversary of prominent lawyer and politician Neelan Tiruchelvam. This documentary records the life, advocacy and achievements of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam with accounts narrated by his friends, family and those...