Politics
Armanshahr HR & Civil Society NEWSLETTER, no. 203 (Year VIII), 30 MAY 2017
Read New issue of Armanshahr HR & Civil Society bilingual weekly NEWSLETTER, no. 203 (Year VIII), 30 MAY 2017
Tuesday 30 May 2017Q&A: Iran’s presidential election 2017
Source : FIDH, WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Since its establishment in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has regularly organised parliamentary and presidential elections, but these polls have regularly failed to meet international standards […]
Tuesday 23 May 2017Book: Protecting Human Rights in the 21st Century
Aidan Hehir and Robert Murray have chosen an innovative strategy for surmounting the entrenched divide between scholars believing in human rights, and commentators fatalistically resigned to the rights’ worthlessness on the ground. They offer many alternative perspectives.
Tuesday 23 May 2017Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide Margin
Source : New York Times President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on May 13. With most of the votes from Friday’s election counted, the Interior Ministry said Mr. Rouhani had won 22.8 million. Credi tEbrahim Noroozi/Associated […]
Tuesday 23 May 2017Confronting the Use of Child Soldiers in Iraq
Source : Justice in Conflict by Mark Kersten Laura Nacyte joins JiC for this post on need for accountability for the use of child soldiers in Iraq. Laura is an MSc graduate of Global Security from […]
Tuesday 23 May 2017Trump, the EU, and Iran Policy: Multiple Pathways Ahead
Carnegie Europe CORNELIUS ADEBAHR With U.S. President Donald Trump now in office, the campaign rhetoric that created anxiety and uncertainty around the globe is giving way to actual presidential policies. While candidate Trump did not […]
Wednesday 10 May 2017New Book: 38 Unveiled Voices from Afghanistan
The present book is a collection of 38 interviews drawn from “Unveiling Afghanistan, the Voices of Progress” Campaign that was launched in mid 2013 by Armanshahr in a 50 day count down to the third round of Presidential election in Afghanistan and profited from the support of the FIDH.
Wednesday 4 January 2017Resolution on the upcoming constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan
human rights and freedoms in Kyrgyzstan and consider that the upcoming Constitutional Refendum will negatively impact democratic principles of Kyrgyzstan, in particular the rule of law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, and human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Tuesday 6 December 2016A two-edged sword
When poor countries started producing oil, they thought that was the key to economic growth and prosperity. Since then, the impact of resource wealth on producing countries has been the subject of endless debate.
Monday 19 September 2016Conference Report: Women and Political Participation
The Women & Youth Outreach Department of Free & Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) held a conference under the title of Women and Political participation to release its findings from 8 provincial focus groups and 6 consultation meetings on women and political participation.
Tuesday 16 February 2016