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Conferences

Human Rights Week Day 3: What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level

Tuesday, 9 December, was the third day of the Human Rights Week. Civil society activists, students and citizens of Kabul attended the Goftegu public debate titled “What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level”.

Sunday 14 December 2014

Human Rights Week Day 2: The role of media and social networks in defending human rights and democratic processes

Monday, 8 December, was the second day of the Human Rights Week. A large number of civil society activists, visual, audio and print media journalists, intellectuals, university professors, students and citizens of Kabul attended the Goftegu public debate titled “The role of media and social networks in defending human rights and democratic processes”.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

Human Rights Week Day 1: Women’s political participation and safeguarding achievements To mark campaign of 16 days of activism to eliminate violence against women

On Sunday 7 December 2014, the first day of Human Rights Week 2014 began under the title of “Women’s political participation and safeguarding achievements”

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Opening speech of Armanshahr Foundation’s Deputy Director Rooholamin Amini, Human Rights Week in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 2014

Humans were born from wisdom and, thanks to wisdom, they began dialogue and opened the gate to understanding. Wisdom has an origin in whose name I shall begin my words. On the occasion of the […]

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Celebration of the Human Rights Week, Kabul 7 – 10 December 2014

Armanshahr Foundation/OPENASIA is honored to host the Human Rights Week at the Institut Français d’Afghanistan with a variety of programs including Public debates with leading figures from the government, members of the civil society and international experts

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Open Letter to His Excellency President Mr Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

On 3 and 4 December 2014, the governments of the UK and Afghanistan will co-host the London Development Conference on Afghanistan, inviting government representatives from around the world to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan

Tuesday 2 December 2014

The World at a Crossroads: Women have the solutions – press release

We, sixty women representing thirteen countries spanning the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, together with our colleagues from Europe and North America, gathered together in Turkey at the Third Annual Forum on Women’s Rights, Peace and Security have one word to share with the world: Enough.

Thursday 20 November 2014

How to Manage Foreign Relations

Public Lecture How to Manage Foreign Relations By: Professor William Maley Director of the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at The Australian National University With Mahmoud Saikal as discussant   For any state, whether large or small, […]

Thursday 23 October 2014

EVENT: International Conference: Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights

Join notable free-thinkers, atheists and secularists from around the world for a weekend of discussions and debates on the religious-Right, its attacks on civil rights and freedoms, and the role of secularism for 21st century humanity.

Saturday 20 September 2014

136th Goftegu Public Debate: History recorded – Afghanistan through Steve McCurry’s lenses – ACKU Report

Over 180 people including staff and students of Kabul University, representatives of national and international organizations and government Ministries came together today for a panel discussion to mark an exhibition of Steve McCurry’s powerful photographs at ACKU.

Thursday 4 September 2014