Citizens and Civil Society
FIDH 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 2021The Guardian : Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K.
Britain Accelerates Relocation of Afghan Interpreters to U.K. The New York Times By Isabella Kwai May 31, 2021 Britain will expedite the relocation of Afghan staff, largely interpreters, who worked for the country’s armed forces and […]
Wednesday 2 June 2021Launch in Latin America of the campaign “Words Matter: 61 days, 61 words to combat SGBV”
Launch in Latin America of the campaign “Words Matter: 61 days, 61 words to combat SGBV”. FIDH has produced a Glossary from A to Z shedding light on 61 key concepts related to sexual […]
Wednesday 26 May 2021Academic article : The rhetoric of love in religious peacebuilding, by Tale Steen-Johnsen
Academic article : The rhetoric of love in religious peacebuilding, by Tale Steen-Johnsen We are bringing to your attention this insightful academic article by Tale Steen-Johnsen, which explores the question of religious peacebuilding and the […]
Thursday 20 May 2021Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability
Afghanistan: Joint call for an immediate end to attacks against human rights defenders and need for protection and accountability The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan […]
Wednesday 19 May 2021ICAN : U.S. Policy in Afghanistan – What Withdrawal Means for Afghan Women & the Future
ICAN May 17th 2021 On May 7th, the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) hosted a high-level discussion featuring key Afghan women and policy leaders long engaged in the situation in Afghanistan. In […]
Monday 17 May 2021Studio B, Unscripted: With Elif Shafak and Wole Soyinka
Two writers discuss the rewriting of history, culture wars, multiple identities and the storyteller’s duty to speak up. In this episode of Studio B: Unscripted, renowned novelist and academic Elif Shafak sits down with award-winning […]
Monday 17 May 2021FIDH – The Observatory : In Israel, campaigns to discredit Israeli, Golan and Palestinian human rights defenders
In Israel, campaigns to discredit Israeli, Golan Palestinian human rights defenders. Geneva-Paris, April 27, 2021 — From slander and campaigns to deter donors, to restrictive legislation and judicial obstruction, the Israeli Government’s smear and harassment […]
Monday 17 May 2021The Situation in Afghanistan : Amicus Curiae to the ICC from Open Asia|Armanshahr and FIDH
Afghanistan women and girls fall victim to violence once more. According to the Afghan War Casualty Report, May 2021 marks the highest number of humans killed and injured since October last year. Many believe […]
Wednesday 12 May 2021