Human Rights

NBC KABUL – Women’s rights in Afghanistan have regressed in the past year, increasing worry about what the future holds, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday. As the country faces a large-scale troop withdrawal […]

FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Open Letter to Barroso, van Rompuy and Ashton The EU-Russia Summit must address Human Rights Paris-Brussels, 24 January 2014 Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission […]

Sotchi Olympic Games will be the opportunity for human rights group to call on Russia to demonstrate greater respect for universal standards.

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary executions, Christof Heyns, today called on the Government of Iran to urgently halt the abrupt surge in hangings in the country since the start of 2014.

By Jamieson Lesko, Producer, NBC News KABUL — Afghanistan has appointed a 50-year-old mother-of-five as its first female police chief. Col. Jamila Bayaz said her appointment was a sign of progress in the violence-ravaged country. […]

Dear Commissioner Piebalgs,
We are writing to urge you to ensure that women’s rights are a top priority in the new programming of EU development cooperation to Afghanistan for the period 2014-2020. This is a crucial time for the European Union to show its political and financial support to Afghan women and girls.

A draft Iranian HR charter being consulted on this month by the Office of the President should be amended to address major gaps in the protection of human rights, Amnesty International urged.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2nd International Women’s Film Festival – Herat. Call on new or established filmmakers from anywhere in the world for a one-week festival held in March 2014 to commemorate International Women’s Day.

What Role after NATO’s Withdrawal? German Institute for International and Security Affairs Michael Holtje, Ronja Kempin As we approach 2014, there is much discussion about the nature and impact of NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, and rightly […]

In an unusually scathing report that is in line with FIDH’s own findings, the United Nations’ main anti-torture body expressed its utmost concerns over the widespread and systematic use of torture in Uzbekistan. The UN […]