Montly Archive January 2019

Although the current Afghan government is publicly committed to women’s rights and empowerment, women continue to face significant barriers.

The former President Downplays Role for Women in Talks with Taliban

A Documentary About Yazidi Activist Nadia Murad Becomes an Essential Portrait of the Strength Required to Speak Up

Pakistan’s government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses.

The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) shares the findings of a study on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) children in Kabul that provides a broader picture of the situation on-the-ground.

Human Rights Watch – World Report 2019 is Human Rights Watch’s 29th annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events […]

Forgotten films of the Cold War era are being brought back to life, in a documentary by Montreal filmmaker Ariel Nasr.

In Bishkek, protesters gathered on the central square demanding measures to reduce the Chinese presence.

Uzbekistan’s president has issued a decree that allows unmarried couples to share rooms in hotels.

The canadian Film festival presents a documentary film : Harwest moon, in one of the oldest walnut forests in Kyrgyzstan.