Afghanistan

Universal Jurisdiction: a new mechanism to proceed against Human rights violators

On the occasion of International Women’s Day Armanshahr Foundation, Roya Film House in collaboration with the French Institute of Afghanistan and Kaboora Production are pleased to invite you to the 70th (year V) public event GOFTEGU

Speakers: Mir Ahmad Joyanda (Ex-parlementarian), Massouda Karokhy (Parlementarian), Zohur Razmju (Secretary of the National Alliance Party), Seyfeddin Seyhoun (Economy Professor, Kabul University), Dr. Douglas Saltmarshe (Senior Research Manager researching on Local Governance/AREU)

The 68th Goftegu public debate of Armanshahr Foundation (5th year) was organised in Herat, in cooperation with the Information and Culture Directorate of Herat Province to discuss contemporary music and the work of Vahid Qassemi, a leading contemporary musician.

Afghanistan Women’s 50% Campaign was established through the initiative of Armanshahr Foundation, National Union of Women of Afghanistan and Afghanistan Women’s Political Participation Committee on the eve of the Presidential Election in 2009 to campaign for demands of women.

The 65th Goftegu public debate of Armanshahr Foundation was held at the French Cultural Centre on 14 December 2010, during the Human Rights Week for Victims, under the heading, “Revisiting our collective memory and the public presentation of Simorgh’s Feather anthology.”

This programme is organised by Armanshahr Foundation with the financial assistance of the European Union. However it can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

The recent passing away of Master Sa’adat Moluk Tabesh was a sad occurrence for the literary community in Afghanistan. Armanshahr Foundation’s 62nd Goftegu public meeting was allocated to the memory of Master Tabesh.

Armanshahr Foundation in collaboration with the French Cultural Center in Kabul (CCF) is pleased to invite you to its 61st (year IV) public event GOFTEGU.

In conclusion, the participants asked the government to give top priority to the campaign against illiteracy and to make comprehensive plans for it through allocation of adequate budget.