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Transitional Justice and Peace

International conference: Of War and Collective Memory

International conference: Of War and Collective Memory. In the shadow of amnesia:  the struggle with power is the struggle of memory with oblivion. 196th Conference/dialogue held in framework of OPEN ASIA’s 8th Edition of Human rights week marking 25th anniversary celebration year.

Wednesday 2 December 2020

Mark the days: OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr|40Braids celebrating 25th Anniversary with Human Rights Week 8th edition

OPEN ASIA To mark 25th Anniversary, Human Rights Week – 8th edition Of War and Collective Memory, 25 NOV-11 DEC. 5 Dialogues | 2 Workshops | 10 Films | 5 New Books | Photo Exhibition | Poetry evening | International Simorgh Peace Prize Call (7 th edition) Herat-Paris-Dushanbe-London

Friday 27 November 2020

“Words matter because they allow us to keep our eyes open” FIDH launch conference of the Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

The Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, from A-to Z was presented in a conference on the occasion of the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The A-to Z sheds light on 61 essential terms on SGBV.

Thursday 26 November 2020

Release Conference – Glossary on sexual and gender-based violence, from A-to-Z -Online event

FIDH launches the “Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, from A-to-Z in a webinar with experts on Wednesday, 25 November 2020.

Monday 23 November 2020

The Chief of the Australian Defence Force receives the Afghanistan Inquiry report

On 6 November 2020, the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, received the Afghanistan Inquiry report from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). The independent inquiry was commissioned […]

Wednesday 18 November 2020

The Biden Presidency: What choices for Afghan policy remain?

Decisions taken in Washington have, for the last 20 years, been fundamental to what happens in Afghanistan, and that is especially the case now. What policy paths will still be open to Biden when he takes office ?

Friday 13 November 2020

Australia appoints Afghanistan war crimes prosecutor

A special prosecutor is to pursue war crimes allegedly staged by elite Australian soldiers in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.

Thursday 12 November 2020

Femicide Watch call 2020

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Simonovic, in 2015, to establish a “femicide watch” and/or observatories on gender related killings of women,

Thursday 12 November 2020

Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations call for public release of Justice Brereton’s Afghanistan Inquiry report

Over 20 organisations including OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation wrote to the Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, urging him to commit to releasing the report of the Inquiry into allegations of breaches of int. humanitarian law by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

Friday 30 October 2020

URGENT APPEAL: The killing of Ms. Fatima Khalil, Donor Liaison Officer at Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), and her driver Mr. Jawid Folad, 

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY AFG 002 / 0720 / OBS 075 Killing Afghanistan July 1, 2020 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) […]

Thursday 2 July 2020