Events

On Monday December 9th, 2013, on the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the third round table of Celebration Week for  Human rights day (7-11 December 2013) organised by Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA and the Institut français d’Afghanistan […]

Sima Samar, Head of AIHRC: the greatest achievement of the post-Taliban decade is the emergence of a new State system in Afghanistan.

128th Goftegu Public Debate: Women’s political participation & preservation of achievements, Human Rights Week – Photo Report

Armanshahr Foundation and the French Institute for Human Rights opened their programs on Human Rights week on 7 December 2013. See some pictures of the event here.

Invitation to an exceptional Concert by students of Afghanistan National Institute of Music, During the Human Rights Week in Kabul. Wednesday 11 Dec 2013.

Celebration Week of Human Rights Day Kabul, Afghanistan December 7th-11th 2013. Join us for a week-full programme of training, debates with prestigous speakers, culture, books, arts and music.

The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution pledging continued international support to Afghanistan as the country undergoes political, security and economic transitions.

In a letter of 8 November 2013, Navi Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner states: “I share your concern about any backtracking on gains made with regards to women’s rights in Afghanistan, especially in light of the elections […]

La 4e édition du Festival cinéma et droits humains du 13 au 19 novembre 2013, tous les soirs à 20h au Cinéma le Saint André des Arts à Paris. Onze courts-métrages en compétition, et six longs-métrages dont la projection sera suivie d’un débat.

The number of drug users in Afghanistan is estimated to be as high as 1.6 million, or about 5.3 percent of the population, among the highest rates in the world. Nationwide, one in 10 urban households has at least one drug user.