Source: HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY CONSORTIUM (HRRAC)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium (HRRAC) is an Afghan-led human rights membership (more than 12 members) organization established in the year 2003 as an independent research organization mainly focusing on research and advocacy towards women and children’s rights, economic, social and cultural rights, security and sectoral reforms as well as public participation. HRRAC recognizes the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) commitment to women rights including women participation in Peace Process. In particular, the Government conducted the Consultative Peace Jirga Resolution 1389, which gave birth to the Peace Council (PC) operating at national, provincial, district and local levels to operationalize the resolution itself, where-in-all, inclusion of women issues and women participation are highly featuring.
At this point, after some years of implementing the resolutions by the government through the Peace Councils, HRRAC conducted research to assess to what extend women truly participate in peace processes at different levels (national, provincial, district and community). The findings compliment findings of earlier HRRAC research work; Women participation in Decision Making and Peace Talks 2012; and the two form a stronger basis for advocacy for women participation in peace processes in Afghanistan. Furthermore, the research analyses opportunities that the HRRAC would take into account to maximise strengthening multi-level advocacy towards women’s rights and increased participation in peace processes in line with its mandate.
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