Issues
Open Letter to Mr. Antonio Guterres the Secretary General of the United Nations
Letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary General as a protest to the recent statement by the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) about the madrassas as an alternative to the schools for Afghan girls .
Thursday 4 January 2024Afghanistan: Survivors of gender-based violence abandoned following Taliban takeover – new research
Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Wednesday 15 December 2021FIDH Statement for the 20th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC Statute
On 8 December, Guissou Jahangiri, FIDH Vice-President and Director of OPEN ASIA | Armanshahr, delivered FIDH’s statement during the general debate of #ASP20. See video recording and read full text (extended version) hereafter. Excellencies, […]
Thursday 9 December 2021Accountability for sexual and gender-based crimes at the ICC: An analysis of Prosecutor Bensouda’s legacy
FIDH and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) launch a publication called “Accountability for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes at the ICC: An Analysis of Prosecutor Bensouda’s Legacy”. Read and Watch Conference
Friday 2 July 2021Support for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Call for a Fact-Finding Mission in Afghanistan
We welcome the call to the Human Rights Council on June 21, 2021, to consider “mechanisms for an effective prevention response” to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Establish a United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission.
Friday 2 July 2021The People We’re Leaving Behind in Afghanistan
Steve Coll The New Yorker Young Afghans defied the Taliban and signed on to reconstruction efforts, only to learn that U.S. and NATO forces would be abruptly withdrawn. On September 3, 2019, Abdul Samad Amiri, […]
Thursday 1 July 2021OPEN ASIA joins Int. Letter in support of the Afghan people by friends of Afghanistan: As US and NATO forces withdraw, we must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic
The withdrawal of US & NATO troops is not only a defining moment for Afghanistan, it is a test for what our democracies are prepared to champion and can achieve together. Let us fulfill our obligations by preventing further chaos and violence and by making a powerful contribution to peace in Afghanistan.
Thursday 1 July 2021FIDH REPORT: Judges Must Ensure Meaningful Victim Participation at the ICC
FIDH launched on Friday 4 June 2021 its report “Whose Court is it? Judicial handbook on victims’ rights at the International Criminal Court”. This handbook takes stock of the judicial implementation of victims’ rights at […]
Tuesday 8 June 2021G FOR GENOCIDE, A FOR APARTHEID, F FOR FEMICIDE : our 198th seminar of our Of War and Collective Memory series
OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation and 40Braids have the pleasure of inviting you to our 198th seminar under our Of War and Collective Memory series, with experts talking about Palestine, Afghanistan, Canada, Kurdistan, Mexico and Iran. The […]
Tuesday 8 June 2021Addressing G(enocide) A(partheid) F(emicide) : An Introductory Background
In the light of the connection between genocide, apartheid and femicide, and to help expand your knowledge on these pressing matters, we have compiled for you a collection of articles, reports, statements and documentaries.
Tuesday 8 June 2021
