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Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan: 2nd Round of the Strategic Dialogue of Afghan HRDs
The 2nd Strategic Dialogue of Afghan Human Rights Defenders in Exile, themed 'Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan: Accountability and Representation,' was held on December 10–11, 2024, in Berlin. Coinciding with International Human Rights Day, the event brought together Afghan HRDs, international organisations, and policymakers to discuss accountability, representation, and the protection of defenders inside and outside Afghanistan.
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Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan 2nd Round of the Strategic Dialogue of Afghan HRDs Berlin, Germany
The 2nd Strategic Dialogue of Afghan Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Exile, themed “Prospects of HRDs in Afghanistan: Accountability and Representation,” was held on December 10–11, 2024, at the Mercure Hotel MOA in Ber…
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Hassan Ali Faiz The United Nations, passed the most important international document prohibiting discrimination against women under the name of “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women”…
ReadWe & the unsolvable asylum crisis
By Malik Sitez The first part Review on factors of crisis After the end of the Cold War, this is the second time that Europe saw the refugee crisis. The first time after breakup of federal Yugoslavia and its aftermath th…
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Killid Magazine
CSHRN publishes a human rights page in Dari and Pashto in the weekly family magazine “Killid”. This magazine has an edition of 25’000 copies, which are available in nearly all of Afghanistan. Through this page, basic hum…
ReadCivil Society Role on Strengthening Human Rights
In 8-April-2012 the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) conducted a conference in Mazar province on evaluation of AIHRC 2011 action plan. The conference began by recitation of some versus of Holly Qur…
ReadRadio Programme on International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
The radio programme on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Afghanistan is debating the role of the international conventions on humanitarian law in the current situation of Afghanistan and their implication for the i…
ReadAccess to information is a strategic priority for CSHRN
Access to information is one of the main needs of the Afghan society. Widespread corruption, lack of attention to the demands of citizens for information during the past elections, lack of useful, strong, relationship of…
ReadWhy did CSHRN choose Herat city to work on reducing family violence?
By Malek Sitez This question has been raised many times since CSHRN started to work on organizing a campaign to reduce family violence in Herat city. A lawyer, who is responsible for the ministry of justice in Herat, ask…
ReadCivil Society and Human Rights Network in partnership with ICCO in Conflict Transformation
By: Ahmad Seyar Lalee During of the two past years CSHRN/ICCO collaborate constructively in the field of conflict transformation. Both institutions organize constructive dialogues with each other concerning the role of c…
ReadRadio Programme on International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
The radio programme on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Afghanistan is debating the role of the international conventions on humanitarian law in the current situation of Afghanistan and their implication for the i…
ReadInternational Humanitarian Law Promotion In Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that suffered from different kind of conflicts during the past 35 years. Around one million Afghans have been killed and approximately two million others became physically and psychologically dis…
ReadThe Voice
CSHRN produces together with the private radio channel ‘Good Morning Afghanistan’ (GMA) since 2004 a weekly 30 minutes emission on human rights. It is called “The Voice” and is broadcasted in Dari and Pashto. ‘The Voice’…
ReadThe Voice
CSHRN produces together with the private radio channel ‘Good Morning Afghanistan’ (GMA) since 2004 a weekly 30 minutes emission on human rights. It is called “The Voice” and is broadcasted in Dari and Pashto. ‘The Voice’…
ReadYouth’s Cultural Radio Program
An Afghanistan youth’s cultural network has been established in 10/October/2009. The general aim of the youth’s cultural network is to promote the understanding of the Afghan youths about the cultural rights of the Afgha…
ReadANGAARA
The Angaara Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for persons dealing professionally with human rights. The magazine offers in depth articles and interviews on current human rights issues in Afghanistan. It is at present pub…
ReadTraining Manual of Election
In the name of almighty Allah Training Manual of Election Preamble Election or the votes of people for electing a president, representatives of people in parliament or a leader of a political party or other institutions…
ReadPeace, the bright pattern of «Angaara» magazine
The secretariat of the Civil Society & Human Rights Network of Afghanistan (CSHRN) is pleased to announce that the new volume of «Angaara» magazine has been published. Peace and respect to social security constitute one…
ReadSome interviews with ordinary people in Bamyan province concerning access to information and its outcomes in Afghanistan
During the last year CSHRN organized a broad- wide dialogue concerning access to information draft law which is a very important on going activity of CSHRN. In order to receive the feed back of ordinary people the CSHRN…
Read(Angaara 8)
The Angaara Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for persons dealing professionally with human rights. The magazine offers in depth articles and interviews on current human rights issues in Afghanistan. It is at present pub…
ReadAccess to information creates conviction
An interview with Mr. Sarwar Jawadi, member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan about access to information importance in the current situation. By Ismail Zaki Mr. Jawadi, thanks you very much for this interview. In…
Read(Angaara 7)
The Angaara Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for persons dealing professionally with human rights. The magazine offers in depth articles and interviews on current human rights issues in Afghanistan. It is at present pub…
ReadHuman rights monitoring, as a new working area for CSHRO
Why CSHRO has decided to work in the field of monitoring of human rights in Afghanistan? According to CSHRO researches the civil society and human rights movement has three main responsibilities: The first one is to prom…
Read(Angaara 6)
The Angaara Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine for persons dealing professionally with human rights. The magazine offers in depth articles and interviews on current human rights issues in Afghanistan. It is at present pub…
ReadWithout freedom of expression and freedom of media, democracy does not have any meaning!
A discussion about access to information with Mr. Fayaz Mehrayeen the political and social analyst. Mr. Mehrayeen is the senior advisor of Governor of Balkh province. He is the author of many articles in the fields of po…
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