Afghanistan

One of the components of the democratic societies is the establishment of a public domain, where individuals enter an unconditionally free discussion over public interests.

Afghan women have come a long way since the dark days of the Taliban regime. Yet a key obstacle to this progress continues to be high levels of violence against women. The legal system has failed to protect women when it comes to some of the most common crimes against them.

Women’s rights have been high up on the agenda of the international community since the start of its intervention more than 13 years ago. How successful has it been? Where do Afghan women stand in 2014 – and where will they be in just a few years time?

Armanshahr Foundation, in cooperation with the French Institute in Afghanistan, organised the Human Rights Week at the Institute’s premises from 7-10 December 2014.

Photo Gallery – Human Rights Week 7-10 December 2014, Kabul

The UN reported more than 1,000 attacks on education in 2009-2012, including schools being set on fire, suicide bombings and remotely detonated bombs, killings of staff, threats to staff and abductions. Given the challenges in collecting and verifying reports in Afghanistan, the true number may well be significantly higher.

The Human Rights Week has been organized by Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA for two consecutive years, 2013 and 2014. The Human Rights Week is a 4-5 day public event that combines a variety of programmes centred on human rights

An audit of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the United States on programs designed to benefit Afghan women found the success of the efforts cannot be comprehensively assessed because the U.S. agencies involved could not track their spending

10th of December, was the fourth day of the Human Rights Week. University professors, HR activists, students and citizens of Kabul attended the Goftegu public debate titled “Defending human rights and women’s rights defenders against repression

Tuesday, 9 December, was the third day of the Human Rights Week. Civil society activists, students and citizens of Kabul attended the Goftegu public debate titled “What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level”.