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Afghanistan

Research for a Better Afghanistan: High School Activism in Afghanistan

There is widespread political activism, including an extensive presence of radical activists among high school students in Afghanistan, a new AREU study says. This is despite a government ban on political activism in high schools, which in itself can be argued that is a relic of an authoritarian era.

Wednesday، 28 October، 2015

Civilians Trapped in Kunduz ConflictNeed Urgent Protection

Parties to the armed conflict must ensure civilians are protected from harm. National and international human rights groups should investigate alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law.

Tuesday، 20 October، 2015

Detailed Brochure of the Festival

Detailed Brochure of the Festival

Tuesday، 20 October، 2015

3rd International Women’s Film Festival 2015 Awardees

From 300 films that the Festival had received, a total of 66 films reached the second stage and screened during the Festival days in Herat. The competition sections comprised 13 films from Afghanistan and 21 international films. A total of 9 awards were granted by the Int. Jury.

Friday، 16 October، 2015

Herat has no cinema but an International Women’s Film Festival- 2015 Report

Herat has no cinema but an International Women’s Film Festival. A report on the Third edition of the succesfull Afghanistan Women’s Film Festival held by Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA and Roya Film House in October 2015.

Friday، 16 October، 2015

Fear of Taliban Drives Women Out of Kunduz

New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban occupation of Kunduz may have been temporary, but what they did to Afghan women’s rights could prove to be lasting. In a methodical […]

Friday، 16 October، 2015

The Inauguration of the 3rd “International Women’s Film Festival – Herat Oct. 2015”

The Secretariat of the “International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” is proud to announce the 3rd edition of the Festival on October 11, 2015 in the Herat Citadel, also known as the Citadel of Alexander, in the ancient city of Herat in Afghanistan.

Saturday، 10 October، 2015

Kunduz airstrike: an independent investigation must be opened

Our organizations strongly condemn the airstrike by U.S. forces on a Medecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan this Saturday, which killed at least 12 staff members and 10 patients, and injured scores more with death tolls expected to rise. FIDH echoes the calls by MSF for an independent investigation into the attack as a potential war crime, and in the absence of a swift and genuine investigation, urges the International Criminal Court (ICC) to consider this act as part of its ongoing preliminary examination into the situation in Afghanistan, to hold those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law accountable.

Tuesday، 6 October، 2015

“Ongoing war crimes, crimes against humanity and the culture of impunity in the country are of grave concern.”

Press Release Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) Press Release Concerning War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Kunduz 4 October 2015 Kabul, Afghanistan The fall of Kunduz to the Taliban has created a humanitarian crisis […]

Sunday، 4 October، 2015

Call for nominations to the 4th Simorgh International Peace Prize

We are publishing the call for the 4th Simorgh International Peace Prize, while flames of war are engulfing the world and countless humans are taking to the sea to flee the demon of war, to seek a shelter and achieve relative calm from fear for food and their lives.

Monday، 21 September، 2015