Afghanistan
Open Letter to Mr. Antonio Guterres the Secretary General of the United Nations
Letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary General as a protest to the recent statement by the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) about the madrassas as an alternative to the schools for Afghan girls .
Thursday 4 January 2024Afghanistan: Survivors of gender-based violence abandoned following Taliban takeover – new research
Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Wednesday 15 December 2021FIDH Statement for the 20th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC Statute
On 8 December, Guissou Jahangiri, FIDH Vice-President and Director of OPEN ASIA | Armanshahr, delivered FIDH’s statement during the general debate of #ASP20. See video recording and read full text (extended version) hereafter. Excellencies, […]
Thursday 9 December 2021Support for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Call for a Fact-Finding Mission in Afghanistan
We welcome the call to the Human Rights Council on June 21, 2021, to consider “mechanisms for an effective prevention response” to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Establish a United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission.
Friday 2 July 2021The People We’re Leaving Behind in Afghanistan
Steve Coll The New Yorker Young Afghans defied the Taliban and signed on to reconstruction efforts, only to learn that U.S. and NATO forces would be abruptly withdrawn. On September 3, 2019, Abdul Samad Amiri, […]
Thursday 1 July 2021OPEN ASIA joins Int. Letter in support of the Afghan people by friends of Afghanistan: As US and NATO forces withdraw, we must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic
The withdrawal of US & NATO troops is not only a defining moment for Afghanistan, it is a test for what our democracies are prepared to champion and can achieve together. Let us fulfill our obligations by preventing further chaos and violence and by making a powerful contribution to peace in Afghanistan.
Thursday 1 July 2021G FOR GENOCIDE, A FOR APARTHEID, F FOR FEMICIDE : our 198th seminar of our Of War and Collective Memory series
OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation and 40Braids have the pleasure of inviting you to our 198th seminar under our Of War and Collective Memory series, with experts talking about Palestine, Afghanistan, Canada, Kurdistan, Mexico and Iran. The […]
Tuesday 8 June 2021The Guardian : Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K.
Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K. The New York Times By Isabella Kwai May 31, 2021 Britain will expedite the relocation of Afghan staff, largely interpreters, who worked for the country’s armed forces and […]
Wednesday 2 June 2021Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability
Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]
Wednesday 19 May 2021ICAN : U.S. Policy in Afghanistan – What Withdrawal Means for Afghan Women & the Future
ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]
Monday 17 May 2021
