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(Kabul) – Afghanistan’s government should urgently act to end wrongful imprisonment and humiliating, scientifically invalid “virginity exams” of women and girls, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite a pledge from President Ashraf Ghani in a February 2016 letter to Human Rights Watch to “prevent the imprisonment of women accused of running away from their family,” Afghan police and prosecutors continue to engage in the abusive practice.

A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to visit Afghanistan in 2016, but the government has hesitated about receiving it. It has established an inter-ministerial committee to ensure the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the ICC, is finally translated into local languages and published in the official gazette so that the public can read it. That treaty was signed 13 years ago.

Special Armanshahr issue on videos publishing no. 167 (Year VIII)

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.166

Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER No.165

Call for submission of films to 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat 2016

The Secretariat of the 4th edition of the International Women’s Film Festival – Afghanistan requests filmmakers to send in short or long feature and documentary films the main theme of which should be concerned with women-related issues for the one-week Festival to be held as of 21 September 2016 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Scenes from 3 last editions of the Women’s Film Festival

Special Armanshahr issue on JUSTICE no. 161-163 (Year VIII)

This policy note analyses motivations for women voting & running for elections, & factors that facilitate and/or hinder their participation as voters & candidates; & key policy recommendations that address challenges in parliamentary & district council elections.