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The Guardian : Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K.

Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K. The New York Times By Isabella Kwai May 31, 2021 Britain will expedite the relocation of Afghan staff, largely interpreters, who worked for the country’s armed forces and […]

Wednesday 2 June 2021

Afghanistan:  Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability

  Afghanistan:  Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]

Wednesday 19 May 2021

ICAN : U.S. Policy in Afghanistan – What Withdrawal Means for Afghan Women & the Future

ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]

Monday 17 May 2021

Report : How social media is changing Afghan society

Heinrich Boll Stiftung, The Green Political Foundation, originally published on 14 February 2018. by Sayed Asef Hossaini . Social media has played a critical role in influencing change in Afghanistan. The potential anonymity of the internet […]

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Biden said ‘Diplomacy is back!’ Then he started dropping bombs

The Guardian, originally published on Friday 26 February 2021. By Trita Parsi . Biden may inadvertently achieve what Trump couldn’t: destroying the Iran deal, Obama’s main foreign policy achievement.   Diplomacy is back!” President Joe […]

Wednesday 3 March 2021

On Migrant Rights, Joe Biden Still Has a Long Way to Go

Jacobin, originally published on 02.28.2021. An interview with ADAM GOODMAN. By Luke Savage. The Biden administration has made some encouraging noises on immigration policy.  But activists are tired of talk — they want to see […]

Monday 1 March 2021

Democrats pressure Biden on U.S backing for Saudi war in Yemen

The Intercept, published on February 25 2021. By Alex Emmons. Progressive lawmakers sent Biden a letter seeking details on his plan to halt U.S. aid for offensive military operations in Yemen.   Weeks after President […]

Monday 1 March 2021

OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation has joined an open letter by 55 NGOs to Biden: support access to justice for all by rescinding Trump-era executive order impeding ICC’s work

OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation has joined an open letter by 55 NGOs to Biden: support access to justice for all by rescinding Trump-era executive order impeding ICC’s work.   Dear Mr. President, The International Federation for Human […]

Thursday 28 January 2021

Biden’s Challenge: Redeeming a US Role for Human Rights

Human Rights Watch – World Report 2021 Introductory remark by Kenneth Roth.   After four years of a president who was indifferent and often hostile to human rights, the November 2020 election of Joe Biden […]

Wednesday 27 January 2021

This is how democracies die

The Guardian By Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Blatant dictatorship – in the form of fascism, communism, or military rule – has disappeared across much of the world. Military coups and other violent seizures of power are […]

Wednesday 27 January 2021