Afghanistan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay fears Afghanistan rights deteriorating
UN NEWS CENTER: Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her visit to Afghanistan Kabul, 17 September 2013 Good morning, and thank you for coming. This […]
Thursday، 19 September، 2013121st Goftegu Public Debate (year VII): Who are protectors of a sustainable peace? – Invitation
Celebrating International Peace Day! Who are protectors of a sustainable peace? Nessar Bahawi (Second title, World Taekwondo Champion), Roya Sadat (President Roya Film House), Homeira Saqeb (Editor Negah-e Zan). Film premier: “Opium War” Seddiq Barmak Golden Globe Awardee
Monday، 16 September، 2013HRW: Letter to President Karzai: Redouble Efforts to Implement Elimination of Violence Against Women Law
HRW to President Karzai: Implement Elimination of Violence Against Women Law. “The presidential election approaching, as Afghanistan’s leader & as the president who signed the EVAW Law, you will want to leave with a lasting legacy of respect for women’s rights.”
Saturday، 14 September، 2013Politis asia 16-17 published: EU Guidelines – Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
EU HR Guidelines published or the first time in Persian. Including Death Penalty; Torture, HR dialogues with third countries; Children & armed conflict; HR Defenders; Protection of the Rights of the Child; VAW, International Humanitarian Law.
Friday، 13 September، 2013120th Goftegu Public Debate: Task of the Next Government in the face of Monster of Illiteracy – Report
Armanshahr Foundation’s 120th (year VII) GOFTEGU public debate, a bridge between the elite and the citizens, was held in collaboration with Cooperation Center for Afghanistan at the French Institute of Afghanistan on 29th August 2013 with the title of “TASK OF THE NEXT GOVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF THE MONSTER OF ILLITERACY”.
Monday، 2 September، 2013Afghanistan: Pupils as Pawns: Plundered education in Ghor
Education in crisis. The mix of poverty, insecurity & lack of trained teachers in Ghor made many parents refrain from sending. Empty classrooms, fake girls’ schools, teachers’ salaries siphoned off by warlords: in Afghanistan’s west, the shadows of strongmen loom large.
Sunday، 1 September، 2013Afghanistan’s Forest Cover Illegally Stripped Away
Environment News Service (ENS) By Zabihullah Ghazi KHOST CITY, Afghanistan, August 28, 2013 (ENS) – Once-green mountainsides across Afghanistan are still being stripped of their trees as the long-running process of deforestation continues. The head […]
Friday، 30 August، 2013Views of opinion makers on Armanshahr
I congratulate Armanshahr colleagues for their success, because they are a small group but full of energy, new and useful ideas.
Thursday، 29 August، 2013We do not seek to wash blood with blood!
“We do not seek to wash blood with blood; we seek justice!” This was the message of a one-day conference organised by Human Rights Focus Organisation with the support of 100 other civil institutions (including […]
Thursday، 29 August، 201311th anniversary of AIHRC celebrated
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Armanshahr Foundation and the Herat Young People’s Literary Society organised a poetry reading night at the regional offices of the AIHRC in Herat on 4 June 2013 to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the commission’s establishment. Poets, writers, cultural activists and members of the AIHRC from different provinces were present at the meeting.
Thursday، 29 August، 2013