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Afghanistan

The Situation in Afghanistan : Amicus Curiae to the ICC from Open Asia|Armanshahr and FIDH

  Afghanistan women and girls fall victim to violence once more. According to the Afghan War Casualty Report, May 2021 marks the highest number of humans killed and injured since October last year. Many believe […]

Wednesday 12 May 2021

Statement – The Observatory – AFGHANISTAN: Urgent action needed to protect women rights defenders

AFGHANISTAN: Urgent action needed to protect women rights defenders Paris-Geneva, April 14, 2021 – Women human rights defenders in Nangarhar Province are at high risk of being killed following death threats issued by the Islamic […]

Thursday 15 April 2021

197th Dialogue : “Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A Glossary from A to Z”: in the wake of decades of struggle against anti-women violence

197th Dialogue “Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A Glossary from A to Z”: in the wake of decades of struggle against anti-women violence   A report on the conference launching Words Matter Campaign: 61 words, 61 […]

Wednesday 31 March 2021

Statement – The Observatory – AFGHANISTAN: Attacks on civil society and human rights defenders intensify

Paris-Geneva, March 4, 2021 – Over the past five months, the situation of human rights defenders and journalists has deteriorated significantly in Afghanistan, with at least fourteen targeted killings and constant harassment reported. The Observatory […]

Thursday 4 March 2021

197th Dialogue: Launch conference of the Campaign “Words matter: 61 words, 61 days to combat SGBV”

Launch conference of the “Words are important: 61 words, 61 days to combat SGBV” Campaign, with experts from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kurdistan Region.

Thursday 4 March 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

In Study of Social Media in Afghanistan, Women Report Mixed Feelings

Internews By Laura Stein Lindamood. Download and Read the Full Report Here The power of still-nascent social media to affect social change, distribute information, and affect traditional roles are among findings of a new wide-ranging […]

Wednesday 3 March 2021

Killing of Human Rights Defenders and Media Professionals in Afghanistan – New UN Report

Press Release   KILLING OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS IN AFGHANISTAN – NEW UN REPORT KABUL, 15 February 2021 – The period following the start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in September 2020 has […]

Monday 15 February 2021

Kabul Under Siege: Op-Ed

Tolo News By William Maley, Professor. Published 28 December 2020. Kabul is a city under siege. It may not be besieged in the way that Berlin was in April 1945, but the daily lives of its […]

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Afghan Peace: Illusion and Reality

Tolo News By Afrasiab Khattak, Former Member of Pakistan’s Senate, Analyst. Published on October 11 2020. A month after the beginning of the intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, there has been […]

Wednesday 27 January 2021