{"id":5231,"date":"2015-01-01T10:35:24","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T08:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/?p=5231"},"modified":"2015-01-04T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T14:43:49","slug":"photo-gallery-human-rights-week-7-10-december-2014-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/2015\/01\/photo-gallery-human-rights-week-7-10-december-2014-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery &#8211; Human Rights Week 7-10 December 2014, Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Sunday, 7 December 2014 TO CELEBRATE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n13:00 &#8211; 15:30 Public debate: Women\u2019s political participation and safeguarding achievements<br \/>\n16:00 &#8211; 17:30 Cultural event: Inauguration of Art exhibition on the theme of Human rights and presentation and distribution of 5000 new books by\u00a0Armanshahr Publishing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5224\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489.jpg 4592w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03489-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Opening Speech of Mr. Rooholamin Amini, Deputy Executive Director of Armanshahr\/OPEN ASIA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5222\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432.jpg 4592w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03432-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Opening Speech by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #212121;\">Mr Jean-Yves Roux, the first secretary of the French Embassy in Afghanistan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5209\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0436.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0436\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0436.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0436-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0436-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0436-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Panel Members of Goftegu Public Debate &#8220;Women\u2019s political participation and safeguarding achievements&#8221;.\u00a0Speakers: Member of Parliament Ms Shinkai Karokhail; Ms Monira Yousefzada, Civil Society Activist and participant of London Conference; Ms Nafisa Azeemi, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Women\u2019s Affairs, Civil Society and Human Rights; Dr Alema, political and international relations adviser to the Ministry of Women\u2019s Affairs; and Mr Akram Zaki, in charge of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam Afghanistan,\u00a0Moderator: Ms Anahita Boboeva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5229\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03570-e1419417943320.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03570-e1419417943320.jpg 3056w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03570-e1419417943320-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC03570-e1419417943320-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ms Nafisa Azeemi, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Women\u2019s Affairs, Civil Society and Human Rights<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5210\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0446\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0446-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0Mr Akram Zaki, in charge of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5208\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0378\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0378-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5214\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0479\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0479-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #212121;\">Ms Laurence Levasseur, director of the French Institute, opened the Arts Exhibition, which consisted of three sections:\u00a0Winners of Political Posters Competition, where the exhibited works mostly were concerned with human rights related themes. Film box screened the works of an Afghan woman painter. Exhibition of the works produced in the educational workshop of the French artist and instructor Margalit Berriet, where works of the students of the Fine Arts School of Kabul University are on display.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Monday, 8 December TO MARK INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n13:00 &#8211; 15:30 Public debate: The role of media and social networks in the defence of human rights and democratic processes<br \/>\n16:00 &#8211; 17:30 Cultural event: Projection of best films and documentaries selected from the second \u201cInternational Women\u2019s Film Festival-Herat 2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5216\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0643\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0643-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Speech of second day Goftegu Public Debate by His Excellence, Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, <span style=\"color: #212121;\">Mr Henk Jan Bakker<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0673-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5274\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0673-1.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0673 (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0673-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0673-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0673-1-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Panel members of second day Goftegu Public Debate &#8220;The role of media and social networks in defending human rights and democratic processes&#8221;.\u00a0Speakers: Mr. Parwiz Kawa, Chief Editor of 8 Sobh daily; Mr Mujib Khalwatgar, Director of Nai \u2013 Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan; Mr Barri Salam, civil society activist and journalist of Good Morning Afghanistan; Ms Najiba Ayoubi, from Kilid Group Media; Ms Kazemiyeh Mohaqiq, Esteqlal University professor; Ms Roshani Yahya, freelance journalist,\u00a0Moderator: Mr Ehsan Qaneh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5261\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04051.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04051.jpg 681w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04051-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Ms Najiba Ayoubi, Director of Kilid Group Media<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC040631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5263\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC040631.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC040631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC040631-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC040631-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Mr. Parwiz Kawa, Chief Editor of 8 Sobh daily; Mr Mujib Khalwatgar, Director of Nai \u2013 Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan; Mr Barri Salam, civil society activist and journalist of Good Morning Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5257\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04042.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04042.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04042-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC04042-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Tuesday, 9 December TO MARK NATIONAL VICTIMS DAY IN AFGHANISTAN<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n13:00 &#8211; 15:30 Public debate: What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level<br \/>\n16:00 &#8211; 17:30 Cultural event: Poetry and Prose for Peace, readings from works of poets from all over Afghanistan promoting peace, tolerance, women\u2019s rights and multiculturalism and screening of Poetry performance: \u201cSimorgh Peace\u201d with prominent Tajikistan theatre actors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/finland1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5293\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/finland1-e1420092873167.jpg\" alt=\"finland1\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/finland1-e1420092873167.jpg 640w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/finland1-e1420092873167-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Opening Speech by His Excellency\u00a0<span style=\"color: #212121;\">Ambassador of Finland in Afghanistan Mr Ari M\u00e4ki<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5178\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0491.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0491\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0491-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0491-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Panel members of third day Goftegu Public Debate &#8220;What does Transitional Justice mean to Afghans? Going beyond intentions and acting practically to build peace at the national level&#8221;. \u00a0Ms Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission;\u00a0Mr Ashraf Bakhtiyari, Head of Afghanistan Forensics Services Organization; Mr Ehsan Qaneh from the Afghanistan Analysts Network; and Mr Abdullah Ahmadi from the Cooperation Center for Afghanistan,\u00a0Moderator: Mr. Rahim Jami<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5308\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0504\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0504-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5307\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0472.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0472\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0472.jpg 683w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0472-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Ms Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poetry and Prose for Peace, readings from works of poets from all over Afghanistan promoting peace, tolerance, women\u2019s rights and multiculturalism<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Poetryeve.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5303\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Poetryeve.jpg\" alt=\"Poetryeve\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Poetryeve.jpg 640w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Poetryeve-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5294\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n.jpg\" alt=\"10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/10866801_1522929227985678_796050094_n-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/amini.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5295\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/amini.jpg\" alt=\"amini\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/amini.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/amini-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/amini-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Wednesday, 10 December ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n13:00 &#8211; 15:30 Public debate: Defending human rights and women\u2019s rights defenders against repression and the arbitrary exercise of power by state and<br \/>\nnon-state violent actors<br \/>\n16:00 &#8211; 17:30 Cultural event: The award ceremony of the Simorgh Peace Prize to prominent musicians from Afghanistan and the region and a live performance Closing Concert<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HE-BA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5300\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HE-BA.jpg\" alt=\"HE BA\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HE-BA.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HE-BA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HE-BA-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Opening Speech by His Excellency t<span style=\"color: #212121;\">he British Ambassador, Sir Richard Stagg<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EU1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5297\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EU1.jpg\" alt=\"EU1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EU1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EU1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/EU1-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening Speech by Mr Michael Pedersen, Rule of Law and Human Rights Advisor,\u00a0Office of the EU Special Representative in Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5182\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0324\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0324-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Panel members of third day Goftegu Public Debate &#8220;Defending human rights and women\u2019s rights defenders against repression and arbitrary exercise of power by state and armed opposition groups&#8221;. \u00a0Speakers: Mr Aziz Rafee, Head of the Afghan Civil Society Forum; Mr Abdolahrar Ramizpoor, Human Rights Officer UNAMA; Mr Siar Laali, Deputy Director of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network,\u00a0Moderator: Mr Hadi Marifat<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #212121;\">Performance of the Afghanistan National Orchestra and announcement of the names of recipients of the 3rd International Simorgh Peace Prize<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5301\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music.jpg\" alt=\"music\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/music-240x159.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0308.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0308.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0308\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0308.jpg 3609w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0308-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openasia.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0308-1024x753.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Gallery &#8211; 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