Montly Archive February 2014
Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
The General Conference, Recalling that the Preamble of UNESCO’s Constitution refers to “the democratic principles of the dignity, equality and mutual respect of men”, rejects any “doctrine of the inequality of men and races”, stipulates […]
Friday، 21 February، 2014Iran: The Human Rights Situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Amnesty International’s written statement to the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Yassin Negah: “…. that she would give thanks a thousand times a day for being a woman”
Yassin Negah is the editor-in-chief of Porsesh [Question], a weekly magazine in Afghanistan, and the director of Writers Home, an association for young independent writers and poets.
Friday، 21 February، 2014Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 57 year VI
Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 57 year VI
Thursday، 20 February، 2014Peace Watch Committee Afghanistan (PWC): Corruption and torture delay and jeopardize the peace process.
The government Fact-Finding Commission assigned in connection with the UAMA report on torture and ill treatment of prisoners by Afghan security officials, once again, highlighted massive torture, degrading and inhuman treatment of the prisoners
Thursday، 20 February، 2014Suraia Perlika: “We cannot trust our statesmen”
Suraia Perlika is an activist for human and women’s rights. She founded the Democratic Women’s Organization with five other women in 1965. In 1978, she was held as a political prisoner and tortured for her activities related to women’s rights.
Thursday، 20 February، 2014Sediqullah Towhidi: “We must guard vigilantly against a return to despotism”
Sediqullah Towhidi is the head of Nai [meaning: Flute], the leading non-government organization supporting open media in Afghanistan.
Wednesday، 19 February، 2014Khaleda Khorsand: “We should never be under the illusion that the Taliban’s return is impossible”
Khaleda Khorsand is a writer and human rights activist with the Civil Society and Human Rights Network in Herat
Tuesday، 18 February، 2014Afghanistan: No end to illegal abortions
Source: Kilid Group Read Media Release HERE By Khuja Basir Fetri and Zarghoona Salehi Desperate families are resorting to abortion in unsafe conditions, and abandoning new-borns, particularly female infants, in hospitals. It is not unusual […]
Monday، 17 February، 2014Farid Mazdak: “The process of building a modern state in Afghanistan has only just begun”
Farid Mazdak is a well-known left-wing political activist. He was the leader of the Democratic Youth Organization of Afghanistan in the early 1980s and a leadership member of the Vatan party in the late 1980s.
Monday، 17 February، 2014
