Editor Selection
They fled Afghanistan fearing for their lives but Europe forced them back
Source: Amnesty International By Anna Shea The moment you step outside the airport in Kabul, the first thing that strikes you are the roses. They are everywhere — lining the dusty motorway into town, […]
Saturday 10 June 2017THE BOOK OF JEREMY CORBYN
New issue of Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER, Special Afghanistan, nos. 204-205 (Year VIII)
Read New issue of Armanshahr HR & Civil Society bilingual weekly NEWSLETTER, Special Afghanistan, nos. 204-205 (Year VIII), 7 JUNE 2017
Saturday 10 June 2017ICTJ Examines How Transitional Justice Must Adapt to Difficult Circumstances in Today’s World
A new book by ICTJ titled Justice Mosaics: How Context Shapes Transitional Justice in Fractured Societies, examines the challenges of responding to massive human rights violations in different and difficult circumstances.
Friday 9 June 2017Gendered Transitional Justice: Why it matters, how to do it
Using the Better Peace Tool’s four-part framework to realize inclusion in peace processes, the animation explores the various components of transitional justice and offers five practical steps to ensure a gender sensitive and inclusive process.
Friday 9 June 2017RSF calls for more protection for journalists in Afghanistan
Source: Reporters Without Frontiers Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about an increase in threats and violence against media personnel in Afghanistan, where six media workers have been killed and ten journalists have been injured […]
Friday 9 June 2017Women Excluded Again from Afghanistan’s Peace Talks
Participation by Women Even More Urgent in Light of Recent Attacks in Kabul
Friday 9 June 2017Washington’s “Jihadi Express”: Indonesia – Afghanistan – Syria – Philippines
Source: 21st Century Wire By Andre Vltchek It was late at night but the new Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta was still bustling with families and friends waiting for their loved ones […]
Friday 9 June 2017HRW Letter to NATO Members on civilian protection in Afghanistan
Source : Human Rights Watch Dear NATO Members, At last year’s NATO Summit in Warsaw, member states endorsed a new policy on the protection of civilians. This policy came at a crucial time, […]
Tuesday 6 June 201712 things to know about the endless war in Afghanistan
Source: TRT WORLD/ Author: Ioanna Sakoufaki Another explosion struck the heart of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 90 and wounding over 300 people. It was just the latest in a series […]
Tuesday 6 June 2017