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As the conflict in the country escalates further, the situation of children affected by grave child rights violations has considerably deteriorated with many children either maimed or killed.

In an irony of sorts, as its 28th session concludes today, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has demonstrated its relevance as the main international human rights body only with regard to issues and countries – mass surveillance, the relationship between freedoms of expression and religion and, to some extent, Syria – in the face of which the international community has seemingly been in a stalemate.

Source: Aljazeera Meerut, India – The massacre took place on May 22, 1987, the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The families of Hashimpura – a predominantly Muslim locality in the city of […]

The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its twenty-eighth session after it adopted eight texts, including on extending the mandate of the Independent Expert on Mali, on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of persons based on religion or belief, on the prevention of genocide, and on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights. The Human Rights Council also elected four mandate holders.

Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 111 year VII

On Thursday evening a horrifying event took place in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. Alongside the Kabul River that winds through the city centre, a mob of men viciously attacked a woman named Farkhunda.

Updated each year, the A to Z Guide to Assistance in Afghanistan aims to enhance general understanding of the array of actors, structures, and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country.

Displaced Afghan females face significant constraints to accessing education, health and employment opportunities, according to a new report by NRC. 7 out of 10 say they have never attended school.