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Politics

The Uncertain Legacy of Crisis

The European Union is mired in the worst crisis it has seen for many decades. And the crisis does not stop at Europe’s edge. It threatens to undercut the EU’s ambitions to develop a coherent and active foreign policy.

Thursday 23 January 2014

Meet Afghanistan’s first female police chief: Mother-of-five Jamila Bayaz

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. […]

Thursday 16 January 2014

Identity and its Discontents: Women and the nation

Source: Women Living under Muslim Laws Publication Author: Deniz Kandiyoti Date: October 2004 Despite the extensive literature on nationalism, there are relatively few systematic attempts to analyse women’s integration into nationalist projects. The few there […]

Monday 13 January 2014

Some Things Got Better – How Much Got Good? A review of 12 years of international intervention in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Analysts Network Author: Thomas Ruttig Date: 30 December 2013 Looking back from a vantage point: Parts of the international community paint rather brightly what has happened in terms of aid and security over the past […]

Thursday 2 January 2014

130th Goftegu Public Debate: Roundtable discussion on Transitional Justice – 4th day of Human Rights week – Report and Photo Gallery

On December the 10th 2013, fourth day of Celebration Week of Human Rights day (7-11 Dec 2013), Armanshahr Foundation and the Institut français d’Afghanistan (IFA) in Kabul jointly held a round table entitled “Custody policies and the respect for human rights: how to put an end to impunity?

Friday 13 December 2013

128th Goftegu Public Debate: Women’s political participation & preservation of achievements, Human Rights Week – Report

Sima Samar, Head of AIHRC: the greatest achievement of the post-Taliban decade is the emergence of a new State system in Afghanistan.

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Open letter: For a renewed strategic support to human rights in Afghanistan

  FIDH-Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA briefer on Afghanistan available here. Paris, Kabul 03 December 2013 Dear Ms. Ashton, Dear Mr. Mellbin, Dear Ambassadors, 2014 will be a crucial year for Afghanistan, marked by the beginning of a decisive […]

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Portable Document Format (PDF) Instructions

You will need to have the latest version of Adobe Reader (eg. version 7 or later) to view the PDF correctly. You can download and install this software for free by visiting http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html Click on link […]

Tuesday 15 October 2013

28 Afghan human rights, women’s rights and civil society organisations and networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navi Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner

28 Afghan human rights, women’s rights & civil society organisations & networks publish today an open letter to Ms. Navy Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner & draw her attention to serious human rights violations & offer detailed recommendations to the Gvt. of Afghanistan & the ICC.

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Politis asia 16-17 published: EU Guidelines – Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law

EU HR Guidelines published or the first time in Persian. Including Death Penalty; Torture, HR dialogues with third countries; Children & armed conflict; HR Defenders; Protection of the Rights of the Child; VAW, International Humanitarian Law.

Friday 13 September 2013