Editor Selection
Afghan Women Hold Talks with Taliban in Norway: Reports
Separation of Powers under the Afghan Constitution: A Case Study
Over the past ten years Afghanistan’s Constitution has been tested on several occasions, but how has it fared? As part of an AREU project to evaluate the Afghan Constitution, our latest paper examines the issue of the separation of powers under the current Constitution and finds that it suffers from flaws both on paper and in practice.
Tuesday 9 June 2015Youth Political Activism in Afghanistan
oung people have traditionally been at the forefront of social and political movements in societies and, as witnessed during the recent Arab Spring, have also been instrumental in bringing about regime changes through revolutions.
Tuesday 9 June 2015From emancipation to restraint: violence and gender inequality in Azerbaijan
In 2006, Azerbaijan’s National Assembly and its 125 members pledged their full support for the European Union’s campaign to tackle all forms of violence against women in Azerbaijan.
Tuesday 9 June 2015“Make Way for Justice”: universal jurisdiction in 2014 scrutinized by three NGOs
RIAL, ECCHR and FIDH have published their first annual review of the main universal jurisdiction cases in 2014. “Make Way for Justice” examines all cases in which notable developments occurred in 2014.
Tuesday 9 June 2015Guantanamo’s Child – Omar Khadr
At 15 Omar Khadr was held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Now 28 years old, after 13 years locked away, he is finally able to speak about his experiences. He was branded as a terrorist and convicted as a murderer.
Tuesday 9 June 2015SE Asia / Migrants: “Saving the lives of those stranded at sea should remain the priority”
Fight against torture: “Are we doing enough?
“Torture is a man-made disaster,” said Felicitas Treue. “Wherever it takes place it is an emergency situation and a direct attack against the victim, against their family and their community.”
Monday 25 May 2015Afghanistan, domestic violence and divorce: one woman’s harrowing story
Seventeen months after Setara’s husband cut her face and chest with a knife, disfiguring her for life and only narrowly failing to kill her, the laws of her native Afghanistan have still not allowed her to divorce him.
Monday 25 May 2015The Observatory strongly condemns arbitrary arrest of Ms. Nargess Mohammadi
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), strongly condemns today’s arrest of human rights defender Ms. Nargess Mohammadi in Iran.
Thursday 7 May 2015