Sunday, 7 December 2014 TO CELEBRATE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN
13:00 – 15:30 Public debate: Women’s political participation and safeguarding achievements
16:00 – 17:30 Cultural event: Inauguration of Art exhibition on the theme of Human rights and presentation and distribution of 5000 new books by Armanshahr Publishing
Opening Speech of Mr. Rooholamin Amini, Deputy Executive Director of Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA
Opening Speech by Mr Jean-Yves Roux, the first secretary of the French Embassy in Afghanistan
Panel Members of Goftegu Public Debate “Women’s political participation and safeguarding achievements”. Speakers: Member of Parliament Ms Shinkai Karokhail; Ms Monira Yousefzada, Civil Society Activist and participant of London Conference; Ms Nafisa Azeemi, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Women’s Affairs, Civil Society and Human Rights; Dr Alema, political and international relations adviser to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs; and Mr Akram Zaki, in charge of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam Afghanistan, Moderator: Ms Anahita Boboeva
Ms Nafisa Azeemi, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Women’s Affairs, Civil Society and Human Rights
Mr Akram Zaki, in charge of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam Afghanistan
Ms Laurence Levasseur, director of the French Institute, opened the Arts Exhibition, which consisted of three sections: Winners of Political Posters Competition, where the exhibited works mostly were concerned with human rights related themes. Film box screened the works of an Afghan woman painter. Exhibition of the works produced in the educational workshop of the French artist and instructor Margalit Berriet, where works of the students of the Fine Arts School of Kabul University are on display.
Monday, 8 December TO MARK INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
13:00 – 15:30 Public debate: The role of media and social networks in the defence of human rights and democratic processes
16:00 – 17:30 Cultural event: Projection of best films and documentaries selected from the second “International Women’s Film Festival-Herat 2014”
Opening Speech of second day Goftegu Public Debate by His Excellence, Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Mr Henk Jan Bakker
Panel members of second day Goftegu Public Debate “The role of media and social networks in defending human rights and democratic processes”. Speakers: Mr. Parwiz Kawa, Chief Editor of 8 Sobh daily; Mr Mujib Khalwatgar, Director of Nai – Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan; Mr Barri Salam, civil society activist and journalist of Good Morning Afghanistan; Ms Najiba Ayoubi, from Kilid Group Media; Ms Kazemiyeh Mohaqiq, Esteqlal University professor; Ms Roshani Yahya, freelance journalist, Moderator: Mr Ehsan Qaneh
Ms Najiba Ayoubi, Director of Kilid Group Media
Mr. Parwiz Kawa, Chief Editor of 8 Sobh daily; Mr Mujib Khalwatgar, Director of Nai – Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan; Mr Barri Salam, civil society activist and journalist of Good Morning Afghanistan
Tuesday, 9 December TO MARK NATIONAL VICTIMS DAY IN AFGHANISTAN
13:00 – 15:30 Public debate: What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level
16:00 – 17:30 Cultural event: Poetry and Prose for Peace, readings from works of poets from all over Afghanistan promoting peace, tolerance, women’s rights and multiculturalism and screening of Poetry performance: “Simorgh Peace” with prominent Tajikistan theatre actors.
Opening Speech by His Excellency Ambassador of Finland in Afghanistan Mr Ari Mäki
Panel members of third day Goftegu Public Debate “What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level”. Ms Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission; Mr Ashraf Bakhtiyari, Head of Afghanistan Forensics Services Organization; Mr Ehsan Qaneh from the Afghanistan Analysts Network; and Mr Abdullah Ahmadi from the Cooperation Center for Afghanistan, Moderator: Mr. Rahim Jami
Ms Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
Poetry and Prose for Peace, readings from works of poets from all over Afghanistan promoting peace, tolerance, women’s rights and multiculturalism
Wednesday, 10 December ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
13:00 – 15:30 Public debate: Defending human rights and women’s rights defenders against repression and the arbitrary exercise of power by state and
non-state violent actors
16:00 – 17:30 Cultural event: The award ceremony of the Simorgh Peace Prize to prominent musicians from Afghanistan and the region and a live performance Closing Concert
Opening Speech by His Excellency the British Ambassador, Sir Richard Stagg
Opening Speech by Mr Michael Pedersen, Rule of Law and Human Rights Advisor, Office of the EU Special Representative in Afghanistan
Panel members of third day Goftegu Public Debate “Defending human rights and women’s rights defenders against repression and arbitrary exercise of power by state and armed opposition groups”. Speakers: Mr Aziz Rafee, Head of the Afghan Civil Society Forum; Mr Abdolahrar Ramizpoor, Human Rights Officer UNAMA; Mr Siar Laali, Deputy Director of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network, Moderator: Mr Hadi Marifat
Performance of the Afghanistan National Orchestra and announcement of the names of recipients of the 3rd International Simorgh Peace Prize
