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UN NEWS CENTER: Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her visit to Afghanistan Kabul, 17 September 2013 Good morning, and thank you for coming. This […]

Celebrating International Peace Day! Who are protectors of a sustainable peace? Nessar Bahawi (Second title, World Taekwondo Champion), Roya Sadat (President Roya Film House), Homeira Saqeb (Editor Negah-e Zan). Film premier: “Opium War” Seddiq Barmak Golden Globe Awardee

HRW to President Karzai: Implement Elimination of Violence Against Women Law. “The presidential election approaching, as Afghanistan’s leader & as the president who signed the EVAW Law, you will want to leave with a lasting legacy of respect for women’s rights.”

EU HR Guidelines published or the first time in Persian. Including Death Penalty; Torture, HR dialogues with third countries; Children & armed conflict; HR Defenders; Protection of the Rights of the Child; VAW, International Humanitarian Law.

Armanshahr Foundation in collaboration with Jami University in Herat is pleased to invite you to its 121st (year VII) public debate GOFTEGU (a bridge between the elite and the citizens): In commemoration of International Day […]

FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights PEN International Article 19 IFEX Joint press release   Stifled Southeast Asian Voices: NGOs Unite Against Criminalization of Free Expression on the Internet http://www.fidh.org/stifled-southeast-asian-voices-ngos-unite-against-criminalization-of-free-13931 Geneva, 11 September 2013 […]

Nobleprize.org The Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 44 times between 1901 and 2012. Only one woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in […]

Kerilynn Engel Women’s history In the modern era of democracy, women in countries around the world have struggled and fought to gain the right to vote alongside men. They have faced barriers to voting not […]

Interviews by Kira Cochrane, Sarah Phillips and Jane Martinson The Guardian (Monday 3 June 2013) On the centenary of the death of Emily Davison, we ask prominent figures from the worlds of arts, science and […]

BBC The body representing judges in Chile has made an unprecedented apology for the actions of its members under military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. It a statement, it said that the judiciary at […]