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International Crisis Group – Statement on Afghan Elections
Source: ICG Afghanistan has reached a critical moment in the development of its democratic system. In the coming days, the behaviour of the two candidates in the presidential contest – and the conduct of the […]
Sunday 13 July 2014Feminist Media Participatory Spaces, Networks and Cultural Citizenship
While feminists have long recognised the importance of self-managed, alternative media to transport their messages, to challenge the status quo, and to spin novel social processes, this topic has been an under-researched area.
Thursday 10 July 2014Joint statement on the EU Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned organisations working with and for human rights defenders (HRDs) welcome the adoption by the Council of the European Union (EU) of the 23 June 2014 Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.
Wednesday 9 July 2014A do and don’t do list for the new High Commissioner
opendemocracy.net By DAVID PETRASEK The Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein (“Prince Zeid”), has just been nominated as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The […]
Wednesday 9 July 2014Report reveals ‘extensive’ violence against women in EU
One in three women report physical or sexual abuse since age of 15, with largest number of victims in Denmark Source: The Guardian Violence against women is “an extensive human rights abuse” across Europe with one in […]
Tuesday 8 July 2014Women’s Rights as a Bargaining Chip in Afghan Politics
The two men vying to be the next president of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have pledged to protect women’s rights, which have in the past year become a political bargaining chip.
Tuesday 8 July 2014Shaping the Future – Women’s Participation in the 2014 Elections
The elections and their runoff for the first ever peaceful transformation of power in Afghanistan took place amid tight security on April 5th and June 14th 2014.
Sunday 6 July 2014Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 76 year VI
Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 76 year VI
Saturday 5 July 2014U.N. urges Iran nuclear talks to include human rights
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – Talks between Iran and six world powers aimed at clinching a deal on Iran’s contested nuclear programme should include human rights concerns, the U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday. U.N. […]
Friday 4 July 2014What we owe Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls
Source: Open Democracy People worldwide are calling for action to bring back the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria. But concern for the girls demands that we think carefully about the harmful consequences of proposed solutions – […]
Wednesday 2 July 2014
