Expert Narratives
“Words matter because they allow us to keep our eyes open” FIDH launch conference of the Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
The Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, from A-to Z was presented in a conference on the occasion of the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. The A-to Z sheds light on 61 essential terms on SGBV.
Thursday 26 November 2020Release Conference – Glossary on sexual and gender-based violence, from A-to-Z -Online event
FIDH launches the “Glossary on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, from A-to-Z in a webinar with experts on Wednesday, 25 November 2020.
Monday 23 November 2020The Chief of the Australian Defence Force receives the Afghanistan Inquiry report
On 6 November 2020, the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, received the Afghanistan Inquiry report from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). The independent inquiry was commissioned […]
Wednesday 18 November 2020The Biden Presidency: What choices for Afghan policy remain?
Decisions taken in Washington have, for the last 20 years, been fundamental to what happens in Afghanistan, and that is especially the case now. What policy paths will still be open to Biden when he takes office ?
Friday 13 November 2020Australia appoints Afghanistan war crimes prosecutor
A special prosecutor is to pursue war crimes allegedly staged by elite Australian soldiers in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
Thursday 12 November 2020Femicide Watch call 2020
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Simonovic, in 2015, to establish a “femicide watch” and/or observatories on gender related killings of women,
Thursday 12 November 2020Afghan, Australian and international human rights and legal organisations call for public release of Justice Brereton’s Afghanistan Inquiry report
Over 20 organisations including OPEN ASIA|Armanshahr Foundation wrote to the Assistant Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, urging him to commit to releasing the report of the Inquiry into allegations of breaches of int. humanitarian law by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.
Friday 30 October 2020URGENT APPEAL: The killing of Ms. Fatima Khalil, Donor Liaison Officer at Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), and her driver Mr. Jawid Folad,
URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY AFG 002 / 0720 / OBS 075 Killing Afghanistan July 1, 2020 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) […]
Thursday 2 July 2020Happenings in The Hague: How the Independent Expert Review of the ICC’s Performance Can Strengthen the Court
FIDH SO, I HEARD THERE IS TALK OF REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ICC, A SO-CALLED ‘ICC REVIEW’? WHAT IS THAT ABOUT AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? Well, I am sure you remember the recent […]
Thursday 2 July 2020What Would Satisfy Us? Taking Stock of Critical Approaches to Transitional Justice
International Journal of Transitional Justice, Volume 13, Issue 3, November 2019, Pages 570–589 By Dustin N Sharp* Abstract∞ In recent years, a distinct critical turn in transitional justice scholarship has emerged, seeking to question the […]
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