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Events

Armanshahr Foundation|OPEN ASIA celebrated 7th annual Human Rights Week – Peace with warmongers; women of Afghanistan

In the past 7 yrs, Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA has been celebrating the Human Rights Week during the first 10 days of December to mark the Int. Human Rights Day, 16 days of activism combating VAW, & promoting rights of victims. The creative space promotes a culture of HR, exposing unheard voices, & building capacity among the young people & civil rights activists.

Monday 16 December 2019

Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA announced the awardees of the 6th International Simorgh Peace Prize

In this 6th edition of the Simorgh Peace Prize, Armanshahr lauded “Protectors of cultural heritage and written heritage” resisting war, destruction and oblivion aiming to protect “collective memory” and awarded them the lapis lazuli Simorgh Peace Statute in Kabul.

Monday 16 December 2019

ICC: Appeals Set for Possible Afghanistan Inquiry

“Without the ICC, justice in Afghanistan is an empty slogan. The never-ending impunity in Afghanistan shows why the ICC, as a court of last resort, is so desperately needed.”

Tuesday 3 December 2019

HRW: Afghanistan: CIA-Backed Forces Commit Atrocities

US Central Intelligence Agency -backed Afghan forces have committed summary executions & other grave abuses without accountability. These strike forces have unlawfully killed civilians during night raids, forcibly disappeared detainees, & attacked healthcare facilities.

Thursday 31 October 2019

Global event 40th FIDH Congress 21-25, 2019,Taipei

The 40th FIDH Congress will take place October 21-25, 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan, bringing together 450 representatives of local, regional and international civil society, experts, diplomats, representatives of international institutions, Taiwanese political authorities, and our financial partners

Tuesday 15 October 2019

First Afghanistan province declared mine-free – thanks to an all-female team who cleared them

During the past four decades of war, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan has cleared more than 18 million explosive remnants of war, about 737,000 anti-personnel mines and over 30,000 anti-vehicle mines since 1989

Tuesday 15 October 2019

For Afghans, International Justice Day is little cause for celebration

The ICC has effectively turned its back on the tens of thousands of Afghan victims of a never ending war, write Amal Nassar, Guissou Jahangiri and Anushka Sehmi.

Wednesday 17 July 2019

World Day for International Justice: Report sheet of Armanshahr Foundation|OPEN ASIA

In the past 23 years, Armanshahr has adopted a holistic view and cultural approach and concentrated its work in the field of human rights on combating war & militarism, promoting justice, defending victims, combating systematic violence against women & achieving a just & enduring peace.

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Afghanistan Security situation, European Asylum Support Office, June 2019

The report aims to provide information on the security situation in Afghanistan, which is relevant for international protection status determination (PSD; refugee status and subsidiary protection)

Wednesday 3 July 2019

TAJIKISTAN: How human rights defenders are being squeezed out

The report Their last stand? How human rights defenders are being squeezed out inTajikistan, published by the World Organisation Against Torture and FIDH,outlines how the authorities have increasingly restricted the legal space to provide assistance to victims of human rights violations & torture.

Tuesday 2 July 2019