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Civil Society Engagement with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism
Download the final letter sent to the UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov: Civil Society Engagement with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism
Saturday 10 February 2018Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA Human Rights and Civil society Newsletter No. 214-215
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Saturday 10 February 2018Looking back at 2017 : Human Rights in comics!
Afghan Victims of War Crimes Want Investigation: Hundreds of thousands apply to ICC
Afghanistan Analysts Network – 31 January was the deadline for victims of Afghan war crimes to share their experiences and opinions with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Based on information so far released by the ICC, […]
Thursday 8 February 2018Afghanistan: No Letup in War’s Civilian Toll
Human Rights Watch – (New York, January 18, 2018) – Afghanistan’s armed conflict took a high toll on civilians throughout the year, with insurgents carrying out particularly deadly suicide attacks in urban areas, Human Rights Watch said today in […]
Tuesday 6 February 2018Why are women joining far-right movements, and why are we so surprised?
Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend, or have we been here before?
Tuesday 6 February 2018Has Trump’s alt-right White House ‘resurrected’ Army of God anti-abortion extremists?
Open Democracy – Christian extremism as a motivator for violence is often overlooked, while clinics providing abortion services are facing growing threats. Rising right-wing extremism in the United States appears to have breathed new life into militant […]
Tuesday 6 February 2018The Unholy Family
“Family values” and neoliberal capitalism are supposed to be enemies. A new book begs to differ.
Thursday 1 February 2018WORLD REPORT 2018: Our annual review of human rights around the globe
Human Rights Watch – World Report 2018 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from late 2016 through November 2017. In his keynote essay, “The Pushback Against […]
Thursday 1 February 2018‘We have no security’: Kabul reels from deadly ambulance bombing
The Guardian – Fear and despair in Afghan capital after more than 100 are killed in suicide attack Kabul has reacted with despair and fear to one of the worst attacks for months in the Afghan capital, […]
Wednesday 31 January 2018