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FIDH celebrates its 90th Anniversary! FIDH annual dinner will take place on the same day as the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Amnesty International Afghanistan’s proposed reinstatement of atrocious punishments would mark a dangerous return to legalized state brutality, Amnesty International said today as it urged the authorities to reject such plans. Public stoning to death, amputation […]

HRW Donors Should Withhold Funds if Law Passes NOVEMBER 25, 2013 (Kabul) – The Afghan government should immediately reject a proposal to restore stoning as punishment for adultery. A working group led by the Justice Ministry […]

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.

OHCHR General recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women    

Published: April 29, 2013 By: Sunil Dasgupta The United States is planning its withdrawal from Afghanistan as the country faces three interrelated challenges: a weak national state, rising Islamic radicalism based in Pakistan’s tribal belt, […]

Published: April 17, 2013 By: Noah Coburn Recognizing that lack of access to justice in Afghanistan was a serious problem that helped fuel insurgency, the international community launched an array of programs to research and […]

UNGEI is pleased to collaborate with Beyond School Books to launch the podcast series, Changing the World for Girls. This series highlights the lasting impact education has on girls, families, communities and nations around the […]

Mr. Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), is serving a two years’ imprisonment sentence for advocating and exercising the right to peaceful assembly. He has been detained since July 9, 2012. […]

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