Calls and Statements

Open Knowledge International Blog Sneak peek of Open Data Day: where will you be? March 2, 2017, by Lieke Ploeger This Saturday 4 March marks the 7th International Open Data Day. Groups from around the […]

AMICC blog Confronted by an upsurge of “alternative facts” in today’s public knowledge, the American NGOs Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC) helps us distinguish fact from falsehood where it concerns the International Criminal […]

human rights and freedoms in Kyrgyzstan and consider that the upcoming Constitutional Refendum will negatively impact democratic principles of Kyrgyzstan, in particular the rule of law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, and human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2016 provides another opportunity for us to address and condemn the widespread, systematic, legal and customary violence and discrimination that afflict physically and psychologically half the population of the world.

Saturday, 22 October 2016 – During the closing ceremony of “the 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” in Continental Hotel, Kabul, winners of the 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat received their awards.

The International Women’s Film Festival is honored to invite you to the Opening Ceremony of the 4th edition of the “International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” taking place this year at the Gardens of Babur in Kabul.

The 39th FIDH Congress, meeting in Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa) from 25 to 27 August 2016, wishes to express its solidarity and its support with human rights defenders who, across the planet, are subjected to harassment, attacks, repression and criminalization for promoting human rights [1].

On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, FIDH and its member organisations call for an end to involuntary and enforced disappearances around the world, and for justice for victims and their families.

Call for submission of films to 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat 2016

The Secretariat of the 4th edition of the International Women’s Film Festival – Afghanistan requests filmmakers to send in short or long feature and documentary films the main theme of which should be concerned with women-related issues for the one-week Festival to be held as of 21 September 2016 in Kabul, Afghanistan.