Issues
FIDH PRESS RELEASE – BAHRAIN: The European Parliament renews its call for the release of Nabeel Rajab
Paris-Geneva, February 7, 2014 – On February 6, 2014, the European Parliament renewed its call for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human […]
Saturday 8 February 2014133rd Goftegu Public Debate: Opening ceremony of Unveiling Afghanistan, The Unheard Voices of Progress, what we expect from election? – Report
On 3rd February 2014, the 133rd public Dialogue/GOFTEGU of Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA was held at the French Institute of Afghanistan (IFA) in Kabul.
Friday 7 February 2014Partaw Naderi: “Democracies deal with citizens, not ethnicities”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Partaw Naderi is the one of the only Afghan poets whose work is widely translated into different languages. He writes frequently about democracy, human rights, particularly the rights of minorities, and the meaning of citizenship.
Friday 7 February 2014New Afghanistan law to silence victims of violence against women
A new Afghan law will allow men to attack their wives, children and sisters without fear of judicial punishment, undoing years of slow progress in tackling violence in a country blighted by so-called “honour” killings, forced marriage and vicious domestic abuse.
Friday 7 February 20142nd International Women’s Film Festival Brochure 2014
The second International Women’s film festival kicked off in western Herat province of Afghanistan on Saturday. The three-day film festival will mainly focus on violence against women and women’s right in Afghanistan which will be attended by filmmakers both from Afghanistan and abroad.
Thursday 6 February 2014Shukria Haidar: “I was forced to leave my country”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Shukria Haidar is a human rights activist. She sought refuge in France following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and founded NEGAR, an association for the defence of women’s rights, after the Taliban seized control in 1996.
Thursday 6 February 2014UNESCO: Teaching and learning, achieving quality for all
Source: UNESCO Monitoring the “Education for All goals” Since the Education for All framework was established in 2000, countries have made progress towards the goals. However, too many will still be far from the target […]
Wednesday 5 February 2014UN report urges Afghanistan to recruit female teachers locally to boost girls’ education
Source: UNAMA A United Nations report released on 29th of January 2014 said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity […]
Wednesday 5 February 2014“Unveiling Afghanistan, the Unheard Voices of Progress” Campaign
“Unveiling Afghanistan” is a campaign by Armanshahr & FIDH, in advance of April 2014 elections in Afghanistan. Over 100 days, 100 influential social, political, & cultural actors hope to spark conversation about building a society inclusive of women’s and human rights. Follow the Armanshahr Campaign on this site.
Wednesday 5 February 2014Ahmad Wali Massoud: “Those who look to the past cannot plan our future”
Unveiling Afghanistan Campaign: Ahmad Wali Massoud is a prominent Afghan politician and head of the Massoud Foundation. He is the younger brother of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the resistance figure against the Soviet occupation and the Taliban who was assassinated.
Wednesday 5 February 2014
