Calls and Statements

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously decided to authorise an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed on the territory of Afghanistan.A pivotal moment for victims in Afghanistan and beyond.

OPEN ASIA | Armanshahr  was established as an independent organisation 24 years ago. This organisation has concentrated its human rights work mainly on countering war and militarism, promoting justice, defending victims, combating systematic violence against […]

  SOURCE 18TH SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTE Day 3 (4 December 2019) Name of the Event: The Politics of Peace: How ICC Intervention Impacts Accountability in Countries that […]

In this 6th edition of the Simorgh Peace Prize, Armanshahr lauded “Protectors of cultural heritage and written heritage” resisting war, destruction and oblivion aiming to protect “collective memory” and awarded them the lapis lazuli Simorgh Peace Statute in Kabul.

AAN Author: Ehsan Qaane and Sari Kouvo   The judges of the International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber are now deciding whether to authorise an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated in Afghanistan. The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber […]

Flawed models – Implementation of int. standards in Thailand’s ‘model’ prisons for women. “The designation of ‘model’ prisons is an attempt to disguise the dreadful reality of women incarcerated in Thailand. Conditions are not even close to meeting minimum int. standards.

“Without the ICC, justice in Afghanistan is an empty slogan. The never-ending impunity in Afghanistan shows why the ICC, as a court of last resort, is so desperately needed.”

US Central Intelligence Agency -backed Afghan forces have committed summary executions & other grave abuses without accountability. These strike forces have unlawfully killed civilians during night raids, forcibly disappeared detainees, & attacked healthcare facilities.

(Paris, Geneva) Human rights defenders in Iran, long-time targets of the government, have been subjected to systematic judicial harassment since late 2017. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT partnership, sheds […]

ICC The Afghanistan-Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG), Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA, and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), (collectively the “Organisations”) respectfully submit these submissions pursuant to the ‘Decision on the “Request for Leave to Submit […]