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Civil 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 Quran. Consequently Mr. Said Mohammad Samey the director of Mazar regional office of AIHRC welcomed the participants. In this conference Mrs. Sima Samar country director of AIHRC, Mr. Ahmad Fahim Hakim deputy of AIHRC, Musa Mahmudi executive director of AIHRC, Abdulahad Farzam director of Bamyan regional office of AIHRC, Ahmad Seyar Lalee representative of Civil Society and Human Rights Network(CSHRN) and Mrs. Homa Alizoy representative of Afghanistan Women Rights Network (AWN) had their own statements. Please read the statement of Mr. Ahmad Seyar lalee the representative of CSHRN. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By The Name of Powerful and Righteous God Civil Society Role on Strengthening Human Rights Dear all; Availing to the opportunity first at all I would like to thank Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission particularly the organizers of this important event. An especial thanks because of given me this chance to present the viewpoint of Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) on the issue of “Civil Society Role in Strengthening Human Rights”. Indispensible role of civil society importantly contributes to perpetuation and promotion of human rights in a society that no one can ignore this important role. Rights of the citizens are one of the most important values of modern civil society, which is weaved to inalienable civil freedoms of citizens. Legal researchers and anthropologists believe that civil society and its significant role builds the legal base of democratic states. Civil society is not only promoting and strengthening human rights values but also strengthening legitimacy of democratic states. These are two main pillars of rule of law and push the states towards transparency and accountability. Another…

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Radio 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 international and national military operations. The programme consists of two parts: analysis and debate. An international lawyer with expertise in international law prepares an analysis of the situation. Then the moderator of the radio programme asks questions from the guests invited in the program according to this analysis. The main focus of the programme is to deliberate questions regarding the killing of innocent people during military operations, the conditions of prisoners of war, the conditions in the prisons controlled by international military troops in Afghanistan, the role of the international community in monitoring IHL in Afghanistan, the role of the Afghan state and the international community regarding IHL and … The programme is aired once a month by Good Morning Afghanistan with the collaboration of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "نــــــــگاه ژرف" رشته برنامه های تحلیلی پیرامون گفتمان های ارزشی در پیوند با فرهنگ حقوق بشر ۱۸٫۰۵٫۲۰۱۱ برنامۀ بیست و چهارم چه باید کرد ها پژوهش از ملک ستیز، پژوهشگر امور بین المللی مجری برنامه: حشمت الله رادفر   بیست و چهارمین و واپسین برنامه از مجموعه برنامه های نگاه ژرف به ارزیابی و بررسی موضوعات مطرح شده در برنامه های گذشته ویژه شده است. آقای ملک ستیز پژوهشگر امور بین المللی مهمان ویژه ی این برنامه با مثبت ارزیابی کردن موضوع هایی که در این برنامه ها مورد بحث قرار گرفته، پیشنهاد های مشخصی را در پیوند با رعایت قوانین بشردوستانه بین المللی در افغانستان عنوانی رسانه ها، جامعه مدنی، دولت، طرف های درگیر جنگ (نیرو های بین المللی و نهاد های امنیتی افغانستان) و جامعه بین المللی مطرح کرده اند. با توجه…

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Access 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 confidence relationships between Afghan citizens and the Afghan state are the main negative results of this lack of information in Afghanistan. During the past six years, the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) organized a number of dialogues related to access to information and its role in the Afghan society. To work on this issue, CSHRN organized an analytical symposium on access to information on 29 May 2009 in Mazar-e-Sharif. The participants of the symposium discussed access to information and proposed ways on how to implement it in Afghanistan. During the symposium, Afghan intellectuals presented analytical articles, illustrating different perspectives on the role of access to information and democratization. During the symposium, the participants suggested CSHRN to work on a draft law on access to information. Consequently, a working group of four persons was elected to work on a such a draft. The members of the working group are: Mr. Sayeed Mohammad Islami, a famous religious scholar, Mr. Rahim Ibrahim, a professor of journalism at Balkh University, Mr. Taqhi Wahedi, an well known Afghan writer and human rights activist, and Mr. Kawa Sahab, a law expert. The working group in Mazar-e-Sharif elaborated a first draft law on access to information during the eight months following the symposium. Having the first draft law on access to information, CSHRN started to discuss this draft with civil society, state institutions and Afghan intellectuals and academics all over the country. CSHRN has defined five steps in its action plan on dialogues for the law on access to information: 1- Step: The working group on the law…

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Why 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, asked this question during the human rights symposium in Herat. This question is understandable as violence is not only an issue in Herat but in all of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has been suffering from domestic violence for many years, in particular since 1992 when the civil war and sectarian conflicts began. To explain the reasons I need to divide my article into two parts, describing the problems as well as the opportunities existing in Herat city regarding family violence. At the end of this article I will draw a picture of the current work of CSHRN in the region. Problems: Islamic fanatics and their bad influence on family violence. Between 1994 and 1996 Herat became one the most important targets of Islamic fundamentalists and Taliban. The Taliban captured Herat city after Qhandahar. During the Taliban period, the people of Herat, above all women and children, badly suffered from a lack of fundamental freedoms. The role of women became a very passive one and man's domination in families reached a very high level. This unbalanced role of men and women turned into an important reason for family violence in Herat. Bad and incorrect interpretation of Islamic values regarding the role of women. The fanatic Taliban and Mujahedin parties misinterpreted Islam for the sake of their strategy and ideology, particularly with regard to the role of women in society. They wanted to show that women were a passive part of the Herat society, destined to serve men. “It is big shame to respect women!” This culture does not only predominate in Herat, but…

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Access 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 confidence relationships between Afghan citizens and the Afghan state are the main negative results of this lack of information in Afghanistan.During the past six years, the Civil Society and Human Rights Network (CSHRN) organized a number of dialogues related to access to information and its role in the Afghan society. To work on this issue, CSHRN organized an analytical symposium on access to information on 29 May 2009 in Mazar-e-Sharif.The participants of the symposium discussed access to information and proposed ways on how to implement it in Afghanistan. During the symposium, Afghan intellectuals presented analytical articles, illustrating different perspectives on the role of access to information and democratization. During the symposium, the participants suggested CSHRN to work on a draft law on access to information. Consequently, a working group of four persons was elected to work on a such a draft. The members of the working group are: Mr. Sayeed Mohammad Islami, a famous religious scholar, Mr. Rahim Ibrahim, a professor of journalism at Balkh University, Mr. Taqhi Wahedi, an well known Afghan writer and human rights activist, and Mr. Kawa Sahab, a law expert. The working group in Mazar-e-Sharif elaborated a first draft law on access to information during the eight months following the symposium.Having the first draft law on access to information, CSHRN started to discuss this draft with civil society, state institutions and Afghan intellectuals and academics all over the country.CSHRN has defined five steps in its action plan on dialogues for the law on access to information:1- Step: The working group on the law of access to information presented…

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Civil 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 civil society and human rights. The main purpose of the cooperation between two partners is to support civil society in strengthening of security, stability and peace in Afghanistan. That is the main reason of designing the cooperation agreement on “ Conflict Transformation ” program. According to the cooperation agreement of CSHRN organized the first consultative seminar amongst civil society organizations on the way of tackling conflict transformation on 26 th of February of 2009. The seminar facilitated and collaborated by international experts of Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) in this seminar the participants decided to work on an educational manual on the theoretical as well as practical components of conflict transformation. According to the seminar a working group of civil society actors was elected to provide the educational manual so- called conflict transformation manual. The working group worked during the past 8 months in the different fields of conflict in Afghanistan the working group also made an analyze on internal and external elements of conflicts in Afghanistan. The working group worked in a close discourses with CSHRN members. CSHRN Executive Secretariat coordinated the activities of the working groups in order to prepare necessary meetings of the working group with Afghan intellectuals, sate institutions, some international organizations and the Afghan national human rights institutions. On December 2009 the working group presented the draft of the educational manual to the second consultative seminar of CSHRN members. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the draft of manual afterwards to approve the draft of the manual. The manual will be printed and used by the civil society and…

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Radio 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 international and national military operations. The programme consists of two parts: analysis and debate. An international lawyer with expertise in international law prepares an analysis of the situation. Then the moderator of the radio programme asks questions from the guests invited in the program according to this analysis. The main focus of the programme is to deliberate questions regarding the killing of innocent people during military operations, the conditions of prisoners of war, the conditions in the prisons controlled by international military troops in Afghanistan, the role of the international community in monitoring IHL in Afghanistan, the role of the Afghan state and the international community regarding IHL and … The programme is aired once a month by Good Morning Afghanistan with the collaboration of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "نــــــــگاه ژرف" رشته برنامه های تحلیلی پیرامون گفتمان های ارزشی در پیوند با فرهنگ حقوق بشر ۱۰٫۰۱٫۲۰۱۱ برنامۀ بیست و سوم: "سازمان ملل متحد فهرست سیاه دهشت افگنان را کوتاه تر کرد" پژوهش از ملک ستیز، پژوهشگر امور بین المللی مجری برنامه: حشمت الله رادفر     چندی پیش، سازمان ملل متحد اعلان داشت که فهرست سیاه نام های دهشت افگنان را کوتاه تر کرده است. این تصمیم پس از دادخواهی زیاد دولت های ایالات متحدۀ امریکا، بریتانیا و افغانستان اتخاذ گردیده است. در یک پیامی که در زمینه به نشر رسیده است آمده است که سازمان ملل متحد این تصمیم را برای تحکیم، امنیت و ایجاد فضای صلح آمیز اتخاذ کرده است. سازمان ملل متحد بر بنیاد منشور خویش، یک نهاد جهانی است که بر اصل احترام به ارزش های انسانی و…

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International 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 disabled. During the war the infrastructure of Afghanistan had been damaged badly that caused about five million Afghans to become refugees and displaced persons. During the war, the conflict parties haven't respected the international humanitarian law; as a result many Afghans became the victims of such phenomenon. After the Taliban collapse, the international military forces organized a lot of operations against the international terrorism in Afghanistan . According to civil society organizations, during the military operations many civilians became the casualties and victims during the war against terrorists in the country. Some international troops in Afghanistan have organized their presence in Afghanistan . They arrested a number of Afghans and detainees. Sometimes the reports show that the prisoners' even innocent civilians have become the victims of torture & inhuman behaviors. The Civil Society & Human Rights Network has decided to promote the culture of international humanitarian law in Afghanistan based on Geneva conventions. The goal of the program is to promote accountability and transparency of the Afghan state and the role of the international actors in the field of international humanitarian law. Based on the project an educational manual on international humanitarian law will be developed trained and promoted in Afghanistan. The educational manual deals with tree components. The first component is thematic issue; the manual will cover the conventions and international mechanisms on international humanitarian law. The second component covers the issue of role and responsibilities of states and international actors in Afghanistan . Here, the role of civil society is also covered by the educational manual. The third component, deals with methodologies of implementation…

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The 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' addresses crucial issues of human rights in Afghanistan by educating the general public on human rights, but also by investigating severe cases of violations of human rights. It does this by having experts giving educational programs, by facilitating discussions between Afghan citizens, parliamentarians, intellectuals and civil society organisations on important human rights issues, by presenting investigative programs and following up on the violations with state actors. ‘The Voice' can be received through all of Afghanistan. By producing ‘The Voice', CSRHN and ‘Good Morning Afghanistan' aim at strengthening the rule of law through promoting respect for human rights in Afghanistan and at contributing to the development of the Afghan civil society. All the emissions of ‘The Voice' can be listened to in the archive of ‘Good Morning Afghanistan'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- کمپاین روز جهانی صلح 24,09,2012   ۲۱ سپتامبر یا روز جهانی صلح، همه ساله در جهان تجلیل می شود. از این روز درافغانستان نیز تجلیل می گردد. جنگ ویرانگر بیش از سی سال درافغانستان آثار تکاندهنده و خاطرات تلخ را در این کشور بجا گذاشته و ادامه ی آن نیز هر روز خاطره تلخ دیگری را در این سرزمین رقم می زند. با این وصف مردم افغانستان بیشتر از هر زمان دیگر به صلح وآرامش نیاز دارند. این در حالیست که افغانستان درحال حاضر نیز تلخترین وتکاندهنده ترین رویداد های قتل، کشتار، انفجار و بی امنیتی را به تجربه می نشیند. اما پایان جنگ چه وقت خواهد بود؟ مردم این سرزمین چگونه میتوانند به صلح وآشتی دست یابند و به جنگ نقطه ی پایان بگذارند؟ این موضوع را دربرنامه امروز به بحث وبررسی گرفته…

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The 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' addresses crucial issues of human rights in Afghanistan by educating the general public on human rights, but also by investigating severe cases of violations of human rights. It does this by having experts giving educational programs, by facilitating discussions between Afghan citizens, parliamentarians, intellectuals and civil society organisations on important human rights issues, by presenting investigative programs and following up on the violations with state actors. ‘The Voice' can be received through all of Afghanistan. By producing ‘The Voice', CSRHN and ‘Good Morning Afghanistan' aim at strengthening the rule of law through promoting respect for human rights in Afghanistan and at contributing to the development of the Afghan civil society. All the emissions of ‘The Voice' can be listened to in the archive of ‘Good Morning Afghanistan'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- کشته شدن ۲۰ تن از مردم ملکی در ولایت کندز توسط یک قوماندان محلی 10,09,2012   یک قوماندان محلی در ولایت کندز بعد از آن که شماری ازافرادش توسط افراد ناشناس به قتل رسید، ۲۰ تن از افراد ملکی را از خانه هایشان بیرون نموده و هدف قرارداد. دراین رویداد ۱۳فرد ملکی دیگر زخمی شده اند.  از سوی دیگر در یک حمله انتحاری طالبان مسلح در ولسوالی دربابای ولایت ننگرهار نزدیک به ۸۰ تن از مردم ملکی کشته و زخمی شده اند. بحث این هفته برنامه صدا به هدف قرار گرفتن مردم ملکی از سوی نیروهای طرفدار دولت و نیروهای مخالف دولت اختصاص داده شده است. مهمانان گرامی دراین بحث: ۱- خانم شینکی ذهین کروخیل نماینده مردم درمجلس نماینده گان. ۲- رحیم الله رامح نماینده عدالت انتقالی درکمیسیون مستقل حقوق بشر افغانستان. ۳- محمد…

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