Montly Archive February 2014
Partaw Naderi: “Democracies deal with citizens, not ethnicities”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Partaw Naderi is the one of the only Afghan poets whose work is widely translated into different languages. He writes frequently about democracy, human rights, particularly the rights of minorities, and the meaning of citizenship.
Friday، 7 February، 2014New Afghanistan law to silence victims of violence against women
A new Afghan law will allow men to attack their wives, children and sisters without fear of judicial punishment, undoing years of slow progress in tackling violence in a country blighted by so-called “honour” killings, forced marriage and vicious domestic abuse.
Friday، 7 February، 2014IRAN: The UN finds the detention of human rights defenders Khosro Kordpour and Massoud Kordpour arbitrary; release and reparation requested
2nd International Women’s Film Festival Brochure 2014
The second International Women’s film festival kicked off in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Saturday. The three-day film festival will mainly focus on violence against women and women’s right in Afghanistan which will be attended by filmmakers both from Afghanistan and abroad.
Thursday، 6 February، 2014Shukria Haidar: “I was forced to leave my country”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Shukria Haidar is a human rights activist. She sought refuge in France following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and founded NEGAR, an association for the defence of women’s rights, after the Taliban seized control in 1996.
Thursday، 6 February، 2014Afghanistan Must Protect Its Most Precious Achievement: Free Media
UNESCO: Teaching and learning, achieving quality for all
Source: UNESCO Monitoring the “Education for All goals” Since the Education for All framework was established in 2000, countries have made progress towards the goals. However, too many will still be far from the target […]
Wednesday، 5 February، 2014UN report urges Afghanistan to recruit female teachers locally to boost girls’ education
Source: UNAMA A United Nations report released on 29th of January 2014 said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity […]
Wednesday، 5 February، 2014“Unveiling Afghanistan, the Unheard Voices of Progress” Campaign
“Unveiling Afghanistan” is a campaign by Armanshahr & FIDH, in advance of April 2014 elections in Afghanistan. Over 100 days, 100 influential social, political, & cultural actors hope to spark conversation about building a society inclusive of women’s and human rights. Follow the Armanshahr Campaign on this site.
Wednesday، 5 February، 2014
