New Book

We welcome the call to the Human Rights Council on June 21, 2021, to consider “mechanisms for an effective prevention response” to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. Establish a United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission.

Good news for our Persian readers! 2020-21 has been LABORIOUS for Armanshahr|OPEN ASIA. Seven new & free to download books ranging from Feminism, Sexual and Gender Based Violence to Literature notably three books by RIP Master Rahnaward Zaryab, the great Afghanistan writer.

Flawed models – Implementation of int. standards in Thailand’s ‘model’ prisons for women. “The designation of ‘model’ prisons is an attempt to disguise the dreadful reality of women incarcerated in Thailand. Conditions are not even close to meeting minimum int. standards.

Exploring the issue of women and power in Islam with a particular focus on the Middle East, Azadeh Kian offers an overview of four historical periods: the advent of Islam, the medieval period, and the modern and contemporary period.

Only immediate climate action can save the future. If we don’t take action, the collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon.

Representations in Afghanistan: Unprecedented Challenges & Lessons Learned, K. Wigard, G. Jahangiri, Z. Moballegh & Challenges for Legal representation of Victims of U.S. Torture on Territory of Afghanistan & other ICC States Parties, K. Gallagher

Many countries with Sharia-derived legislation criminalize consensual sexual relations outside of marriage. This criminalization creates important barriers to women’s access to protection against rape, as documented widely over the last two decades.

Around the world, discriminatory legislation prevents women from accessing their human rights. It can affect almost every aspect of a woman’s life, including the right to choose a partner, inherit property, hold a job, and obtain child custody.

Two new books — “Leftover in China” and “The Heart Is a Shifting Sea” — look to China and India, respectively, to assess how marriage withstands breakneck economic growth, social change and the increasing financial independence of women.

Just One Slap? is a French creative non-fiction about Katya in her thirties and mother of baby Zoe, victims of domestic violence in France. It focuses on physical and psychological violence of Katya’s former partner, as well as the institutional violence directed against them.