Geography
Women Excluded Again from Afghanistan’s Peace Talks
Participation by Women Even More Urgent in Light of Recent Attacks in Kabul
Friday 9 June 2017Washington’s “Jihadi Express”: Indonesia – Afghanistan – Syria – Philippines
Source: 21st Century Wire By Andre Vltchek It was late at night but the new Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta was still bustling with families and friends waiting for their loved ones […]
Friday 9 June 2017HRW Letter to NATO Members on civilian protection in Afghanistan
Source : Human Rights Watch Dear NATO Members, At last year’s NATO Summit in Warsaw, member states endorsed a new policy on the protection of civilians. This policy came at a crucial time, […]
Tuesday 6 June 201712 things to know about the endless war in Afghanistan
Source: TRT WORLD/ Author: Ioanna Sakoufaki Another explosion struck the heart of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 90 and wounding over 300 people. It was just the latest in a series […]
Tuesday 6 June 2017Resisting Donald Trump’s Violence Strategically
Source : Human Wrongs Watch By Robert J. Burrowes* DAYLESFORD, Australia, 1 March, 2017 – It is already clearly apparent, as many predicted, that Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States would signal the start […]
Tuesday 6 June 2017Is Daesh really in Afghanistan?
Source: TRT World Author: Ali M Latifi As the militant group steps up its attacks in the country, Afghans still see Daesh as a mysterious foreign entity whose makeup and intentions remain unclear to both officials […]
Tuesday 6 June 2017Violence Against Women: Why We Keep Getting it Wrong
Source : Human Wrongs Watch By Robert J. Burrowes* March 2015 — With the passing of another International Women’s Day, during which much attention around the world has again been focused on tackling violence against […]
Tuesday 6 June 201750th Anniversary of Israel’s Military Occupation of Palestine
Position of Human Rights Organizations on the 50th Anniversary of Israel’s Military Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip On the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and […]
Tuesday 6 June 2017Education Cannot Wait Fund for education in emergencies
Source: UN WHS: New fund launched at UN humanitarian summit to address education in crisis zones 23 May 2016 – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced the launch of a new fund […]
Saturday 3 June 2017INTERVIEW: ‘Act now,’ or by 2030, millions could be graduating from schools without even basic education, warns UN envoy
20 April 2017 – The ground-breaking, United Nations-backed International Finance Facility for Education is vital to ensure that half of the world’s children don’t miss out on the basic schooling needed to meet the 2030 […]
Saturday 3 June 2017
