Geography

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984 entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1) The States Parties to this Convention, […]

The General Assembly, Reaffirming that one of the main purposes of the United Nations, as proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, is to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human […]

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 35/177 of 15 December 1980, in which it referred the task of elaborating the draft Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention […]

Invitation to an exceptional Concert by students of Afghanistan National Institute of Music, During the Human Rights Week in Kabul. Wednesday 11 Dec 2013.

“ Unveiling Afghanistan” Exhibition of 20 portraits and messages of prominent Afghans on women’s rights and achievements is part of a 100-day HR Campaign leading to the 2014 Presidential election.

  FIDH-Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA briefer on Afghanistan available here. Paris, Kabul 03 December 2013 Dear Ms. Ashton, Dear Mr. Mellbin, Dear Ambassadors, 2014 will be a crucial year for Afghanistan, marked by the beginning of a decisive […]

Introduction : Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of mass destruction on 9 December 1948 , which was adopted by the UN General Assembly , Convention , which was adopted one day before the Universal […]

PRELIMINARIES The institutions and non-governmental organizations, signatories to the present Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights, meeting in Barcelona from 6 to 9 June 1996, Having regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights which, […]

The Guardian Emma Graham-Harrison Hamid Karzai’s government backs away from reintroduction of brutal punishment after outcry Afghanistan’s government has backed away from a proposal to reintroduce public stoning as a punishment for adultery after the […]

EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) Strasbourg, 3 October 2013 CODE OF JUDICIAL ETHICS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN TABLE OF CONTENTS I.  Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS II. Chapter 2 GENEChapter 1 RAL REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING […]