Editor Selection
New Afghan law aims to silence women
Partaw Naderi: “Democracies deal with citizens, not ethnicities”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Partaw Naderi is the one of the only Afghan poets whose work is widely translated into different languages. He writes frequently about democracy, human rights, particularly the rights of minorities, and the meaning of citizenship.
Friday 7 February 2014IRAN: The UN finds the detention of human rights defenders Khosro Kordpour and Massoud Kordpour arbitrary; release and reparation requested
Shukria Haidar: “I was forced to leave my country”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Shukria Haidar is a human rights activist. She sought refuge in France following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and founded NEGAR, an association for the defence of women’s rights, after the Taliban seized control in 1996.
Thursday 6 February 2014Afghanistan Must Protect Its Most Precious Achievement: Free Media
UNESCO: Teaching and learning, achieving quality for all
Source: UNESCO Monitoring the “Education for All goals” Since the Education for All framework was established in 2000, countries have made progress towards the goals. However, too many will still be far from the target […]
Wednesday 5 February 2014UN report urges Afghanistan to recruit female teachers locally to boost girls’ education
Source: UNAMA A United Nations report released on 29th of January 2014 said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity […]
Wednesday 5 February 2014“Unveiling Afghanistan, the Unheard Voices of Progress” Campaign
“Unveiling Afghanistan” is a campaign by Armanshahr & FIDH, in advance of April 2014 elections in Afghanistan. Over 100 days, 100 influential social, political, & cultural actors hope to spark conversation about building a society inclusive of women’s and human rights. Follow the Armanshahr Campaign on this site.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
