Informes

Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda items 2 and 10 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Technical assistance and capacity-building Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to…

HIGHLIGHTS Some 6,000 people newly displaced in January due to conflict and security, down from last month. 45% increase in conflict induced IDP’s compared to January 2011 Avalanches kill 43 people and injure 65 in Badakhshan and kill two…

26 Jan 2012 09:14 Jan 26 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 0915 GMT on Thursday. Indicates new or updated items KAPISA - A civilian woman and her child were killed, and seven other civilians injured,…

This document provides a weekly overview of developments in Afghanistan from 18 January—24 January 2012, with hyper-links to source material highlighted in blue and underlined in the text. For more information on the topics below or…

25 January 2012 - First of all, I would like to thank you very much for coming to this first press conference of myself as the new head of UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan)…

NAIROBI, 17 January 2012 (IRIN In-Depth) - At end-November 2011, Somalia and the Central African Republic became the latest countries to commit to end the use of child soldiers – a move seen as “encouraging” by…

5 January 2012 - Upon their release from prison, female inmates in Afghanistan often have nowhere to go. Frequently mothers of young children, former prisoners may face rejection by their communities and families, and lack a…

By Jennifer O'Riordan Palwasha Saboori is an example of what an empowered woman in Afghanistan can achieve. After seeing the plight of marginalized women, Palwasha left her full-time government job and established the Association for Defence…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The present study tells a story of marginalization. Its purpose is to unveil a forgotten reality: the situation of the Jogi, the Chori Frosh and other segments of the Jat population as the most marginalized…

Throughout the war in Afghanistan, insurgents have modified their tactics to adapt to the changing battlefield. In the past year, fighters have disguised themselves in burqas, hidden bombs in turbans, and increasingly turned to children to…