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2 April 2009, GENEVA -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Afghan Government to rescind a new law, reportedly signed by President Karzai earlier this month, saying it would seriously undermine women's…
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By Dr Mohammed Haider Reza In the international media, you rarely hear Afghanistan being mentioned without reference to the war. It is my desire, along with so many of my fellow Afghans, that Afghanistan is not forever labelled a war-torn…
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Of all the tragic stories surrounding de-mining in Afghanistan one sticks out for the people of Baghlan in the north east of the country when 15 children were injured after they tried to sell a piece of unexploded ordinance…
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Five million dollars of new funding from the Japanese government supporting IOM's work to address some of the growing consequences of poverty and insecurity on migration in Afghanistan will provide a critical lifeline to many victims of trafficking and…
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General Assembly Sixty-third session Agenda item 60 (a) Promotion and protection of the rights of children Security Council Sixty-third year I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council presidential statement (S/PRST/2008/6), by which the Council requested me to submit a report on…
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President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Afghanistan Dear President Obama, We write to you regarding the new US policy towards Afghanistan, which we understand you are announcing tomorrow. Human Rights Watch has worked on…
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Unofficial transcript THE HELSINKI COMMISSION "HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN" WELCOME: JANICE HELWIG, POLICY ADVISOR, COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE REPRESENTATIVE ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL), CO-CHAIRMAN, HELSINKI COMMISSION SPEAKERS: SIMA SAMAR, FOUNDER, SHUHADA ORGANIZATION, CHAIR, INDEPENDENT AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SCOTT WORDEN, RULE OF LAW…
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SC/9624 Security Council 6098th Meeting (AM) Deciding this morning to extend the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) by one year, the Security Council strongly condemned all attacks on civilians and on Afghan and international forces, as well…
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After having received instruction from a Royal Engineer Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team, members of the Afghan Security Forces recently delivered explosive hazard awareness training to over 500 local Afghans in Nad e-Ali. Operation ROSHANA SERAK, Pashtu for 'cleared and shiny…
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Norway's substantial political and economic efforts in the fields of humanitarian coordination, refugees, health, and mine and cluster munitions clearance produced good results in 2008. - Our total humanitarian assistance amounted to NOK 309 million. - The security situation deteriorated and access…
