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Recommendations of the national conference on strengthening women’s role in peace-building

In the name of Almighty Allah Recommendations of the national conference on strengthening women's role in peace-building Oct 14, 2012 Kabul-Afghanistan Peace is one of the most significant requirements of all Afghans. Peace makes the ground for our people towards the national, social, economic development and c national solidarity. Peace is one of the messages of Islam. Allah calls upon human beings for peace and the prophet Muhammad has leaded the Muslims to live in peace and respect tolerance and coexistence. Peace is an accepted requirement at national and international level. The government of Afghanistan is responsible on the behalf of Afghan people to secure peace in the country. Since three years, the government of Afghanistan with the support of the international community has launched wide efforts for peace-building. Establishment of High Peace Council (HPC) to administrate efforts for peace in the country is one of the most important measures. Peace became as one of the most important agenda of the government but the enemies of peace has limited and challenged the peace process. It seems that illegal interventions from abroad have negatively affected the peace process. Women make half of population of our society. Women were the main victims of continuous wars in Afghanistan and have suffered from perpetual violence. The role of women is very important Women should have favorable opportunities like men for participating in peace-building processes. The principle based on demand and will, of women should be included in political programs of the government and international strategies. A series of regional conferences were organized and conducted by the High Peace Council and the Civil Society and Human Rights Network of Afghanistan. The regional conferences started from the provinces and consequently the "National Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Peace Process", conducted in…

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The summery of CSHRN report to the 6th General Assembly

By Naim Nazari Dear colleagues, participants of the sixth General Assembly of CSHRN! First of all I would like to welcome you to this important gathering. A year and four months ago the fifth General Assembly of CSHRN was conducted. During this period, CSHRN organized some useful and comprehensive programs in Kabul and provinces of Afghanistan. These programs brought us to some important achievements as well as some challenges. The secretariat of CSHRN, as executive machine of CSHRN would like to present some important activities to the respectful members of the current General Assembly. In the field of coordination: During the last year CSHRN expended its cooperation and collaboration with some national and international organization. I would like to mention some important issues as flowing; •  During the last year the office of CSHRN was opened officially in Bamyan province in the central region of Afghanistan . The office of Bamyan raptly recognized as an important address for human rights activist and civil society partners. •  During the last year all structures of CSHRN were democracy elected in Kabul as well as in the regions. •  During this period the secretariat of CSHRN organized meetings with 284 national and international organizations. During these meetings the executive secretariat explained the strategy, goals and programs of CSHRN to the international and national partners. •  In between fifth and sixth General Assembly representatives of CSHRN conducted 11 international missions. CSHRN missions celebrated with the civil society organizations of Nepal, India, the Netherlands, the Great Brighten, Italy and Tajikistan. •  CSHRN prepared and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission and Afghanistan Civil Society Forum. These MoU support CSHRN to understand its own and its partners mandate and filed of activities. In the field of Capacity Building:…

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Statement of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network of Afghanistan (CSHRN) regarding the presence of the international experts in the electoral structures of Afghanistan

In the name of Almighty Allah Statement of the Civil Society and Human Rights Network of Afghanistan (CSHRN) regarding the presence of the international experts in the electoral structures of Afghanistan Oct 30, 2012 Kabul-Afghanistan 2014 is a crucial year for Afghanistan. The international military forces will leave Afghanistan during this year and as well as the most important and crucial presidential election will be launched in the country. The occurrence of these two significant programs in the same year has confused and engaged the public's mind and the international community's thoughts, toward the future of Afghanistan. The Civil Society of Afghanistan, while pursuing both of the incidents very carefully, is deeply concerned about the inadequacies in normal initiation of these two important programs. The concerns of the Civil Society of Afghanistan have increased when the president of the country, his Excellency Hamid Karzai, has declared his disagreement regarding the presence of the international experts in the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC). The Civil Society and Human Rights Network of Afghanistan (CSHRN) besides considering the presence of the international experts a necessity in the structures of the Election Commission (EC) and the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), in the current situation, presents the bellow points:   Our country, is suffering from the illegal interference of lots of individuals and structures in the election affairs, and has been faced with many challenges regarding the initiation of a transparent and standard election process. In our opinion, the presence of the international experts in the related structures of the elections, guarantees independent, professional and transparent elections. There are many examples in this regard, even the presence of the international professionals has been guaranteed in the electoral structures of the most developed countries.   Our country's election systems are too young and new therefore;…

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Report of CSHRO in Bamyan province to the 6th General Assembly of CSHRO

Civil Society and Human Rights Organization in Bamyan Report of CSHRO in Bamyan province to the 6th General Assembly of CSHRO January 2011 By Ismail Zaki CSHRO Central high land coordinator Dear colleagues, CSHRO office in Bamyan was officially opened on 15 th September 2009. Since 2009 CSHRO organized its programs according to strategy of CSHRO. I would like to inform you a summary of our activities in Bamyan. In the field of coordination: CSHRO office in Bamyan has created constructive and working communication with 27 civil society organizations in Bamyan and Daikondi provinces. Fives human rights civil society organizations became member of CSHRO. There are 17 other NGOs who applied for the membership of CSHRO. We have organized quarterly meeting with our national and international partners. We have organized two times our general assembly where the member organizations discussed the activities of CSHRO in Bamyan. In the field of capacity building: •  During the last year CSHRO office in Bamyan organized 12 workshops according to CSHRO educational manuals. We have trained 292 men and women of Bamyan citizens. •  We have organized 7 round tables and debates on human rights values. We discussed human rights values with 149 citizens. •  We organized 11 debates on cultural rights with young students in Bamyan University. The participants of these programs were 125 students. •  We have organized 5 workshops according to manual on conflict transformation and resolution. •  During the last year 213 persons mainly students used our library and resource center. •  We have organized workshops with close communication of UNAMA office in Daikondi province of Afghanistan. In the filed of advocacy: •  CSHRO office in Bamyan mediate the requirements of demonstrators about lack of electricity in Bamyan province •  We stopped two forced marriages cases in Painjob…

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Declaration of Civil Society & Human rights Network (CSHRN) of Afghanistan on serial capital punishment of Afghan refugees in Iran

In the name of Almighty Allah Declaration of Civil Society & Human rights Network (CSHRN) of Afghanistan on serial capital punishment of Afghan refugees in Iran Kabul , Oct 12, 2012 The news of the decision of Islamic republic of Iran in respect of capital punishment of over 2000 Afghan citizens has shocked the civil society of Afghanistan. According to the civil society of Afghanistan, this decision of the Islamic republic of Iran, was assumed as a massacre and is considered against the entire accepted norms of the human rights and the international relations. Iran, as the most adjacent country to Afghanistan in term of Culture, history and common past, can play an important role in the improvement of the political relations of Afghanistan in the region, but such approaches over the past few years, is the indicator of the highest possible vulnerability of the social relations of the two countries. It should be mentioned that the reactions of Iran's government against the Afghan refugees, is abhorrent to the accepted norms of neighborhood in the principles of the international relationships. As the member of the international convention of refugee's rights concluded of 1951 of Geneva, the government of Iran is responsible for solving and handling the disputation of the refugees from some diplomatic ways with the neighboring countries. On the other hand, the group execution of afghan citizens is against the accepted convention of the human rights and the adopted principles of international rights. The civil society & human rights organization of Afghanistan, representing the civil society of the country, is seriously suggesting the bellow points. We ask the Islamic republic of Iran to immediately stop the continuance of the capital punishment and provide an international negotiation in respect of Afghan refugees' problem who has been sentenced to…

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Report of Civil Society and Human Rights Organization Office in the North and Northeast Region of Afghanistan about Access to Information to the 6 th General Assembly of CSHRO

January 2011 By Nasima Azkia CSHRO north-north east coordinator Dear colleagues participants of 6 th General Assembly of CSHRO Access to Information is one of the basic human rights issues of citizen. Each citizen has the right to information in order to organize his or her life in the society. The article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 50 th of Afghanistan Constitution provide legal condition for access to information for the citizens of Afghanistan. The Civil Society and Human Rights Organization organized the first debate on access to information in Afghanistan in 2006. A national seminar was organized in Afghanistan with the representation of 26 provinces in Kabul in 2006. During the seminar representative of civil society organization decided to work together for access to information strengthening in Afghanistan . At the end of 2006 the second national seminar was organized in Bamyan province of Afghanistan . During this seminar representatives of local government supported the idea of access to information in Afghanistan. In May 2009 the Civil Society and Human Rights Organization organized the analytical symposium on access to information in Mazahr-e- Sharef city of Balkh province. The goal of the symposium was to invite some academics, intellectuals and media representation to provide their articles about access to information. During this symposium 6 articles were presented. The articles dealt with main principals of access to information, challenges of implementation for access to information, democracy and access to information, access to information during the election, access to information media, election and organic collaboration, access to information and national and international legislation. The participants of the symposium decided the following elements: •  A working group should be designed in Mazahr-e- sharef to study the national and international legislation and to work for initial draft of…

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Civil Society & Human Rights Network’s statement Regarding the recent statute (regulation) of the ministers council

In the name of Almighty Allah Civil Society & Human Rights Network's statement Regarding the recent statute (regulation) of the ministers council Kabul , Afghanistan Oct 5, 2012 President Hamid Karzai tasked ministry of information & culture to prevent from the publication of those programs of media's which are (falsifying the public's mind) and are against national interest in ministers council of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan On Monday, Oct 01. In the statute of this meeting, without mentioning the name of the media, the publications and of some of the media has been considered abhorrent to the national interest. Civil Society & Human Rights Network (CSHRN) of Afghanistan has expressed its concern from the approval of this statute's and considered that against the law and a pressure on the media and analysts. According to Afghanistan 's general media law, the high media council is the only source which has the responsibility for designing and formulating the long term media policy in the country and no other entity including the ministry of information & culture has the right of interfering in media policy in the country. Having no clear definition and precise understanding of the expressions like (against national interest) and (falsifying the public's mind) which have been used in this statute and also ambiguity on their identification, can cause to limit the freedom of media and lead to some unpleasant consequences. Setting open discussions and participation of analyst, researchers and affairs experts on different issues of the country plays an important role on increasing public awareness and is considered as one of the unique achievements of media in Afghanistan. General media law and Afghanistan 's constitution has defined the role of the media and freedom of expressions to the citizens of Afghanistan . These roles have been…

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Civil Society & Human Rights Network’s (CSHRN) declaration On prevention of an artistic program in Herat province

In the name of Almighty Allah Civil Society & Human Rights Network's (CSHRN) declaration On prevention of an artistic program in Herat province Kabul , Afghanistan End of Aug 2012 (Sunbula 1391) Official of Herat province have prevented a musical program of Shafiq Mureed a young and talented singer of the country. This decision was taken when a person by the name of Maulawi Mujibrahman has called the initiation of this art program «promotion of prostitution» in Herat society and considered that program against religious values. The publication of this news in media has seriously amazed the civil society & human rights network of Afghanistan. What we concerned about is that, how can the government ignore the cultural right of the young generation and prevent them from their useful and valid programs. Based on the constitution & international commitments of Afghanistan , the government is responsible to initiate useful programs in order to defend and appreciate freedom of expression and promotion of cultural rights of Afghan citizens, and never let these values to be ignored. The civil society & human rights network of Afghanistan insistently ask ministry of information and culture to investigate the case in Heart province and give its result to the civil society and media. Civil society and human rights network of Afghanistan asks the governor of Herat province Dr. Daud Saba who is one the activists of civil society and human rights values, to specify the reasons of this decision to the people of Afghanistan and the civil society and ensure them based on constitution of Afghanistan, article no 19 of universal human rights declaration and article no 20 of international convention of civil & political rights for being committed to the human rights values of Herat citizens. The civil society and human rights…

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Report of CSHRO West Region to the General Assemble

January 2011 By Ms Aziza Khairandash CSHRO Coordinator in the West region of Afghanistan Dear colleagues participants of the 6 th General Assembly of CSHRO I would like to inform you about the main activities of CSHRO in the Western region of Afghanistan. My report is mainly focused on CSHRO strategic values. In the field of coordination: We have close coordination with the national and international human rights actors in the western region of Afghanistan. We had quarterly meeting with our partners, who work in the field of human rights in Herat city. We organized joint meeting with human rights section of UNAMA office in Herat. We had constant communication with the Afghan independent human rights commission in Herat city. We organized meeting with the Ministry of Women Affaires representation in the West region. We had close collaboration with police and invited them in our coordination meetings. We had close collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Herat province. During our meetings with our partner organizations and state institutions in Herat we shared information and distributed human rights educational manuals and CSHRO other publications. As a civil society umbrella organization we have membership of following institution in Herat. •  We are member of the consultative committee of the provincial council •  We are member of advocacy group for women rights in Herat. •  We are member of the commission to support families. In the field of capacity building: Our office in Herat is the only civil society organization that organizes constantly human rights educational programs for civil society and some state institutions in Herat. •  Our office organized some important education programs about Islam, modernism, secularism, globalization, intellectuals and their role in promotion of human rights in Afghanistan, regions intellectual and their role in promotion of civil society…

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The statement of Civil Society and Human Rights Organisation on the occasion of Shooting a women by insurgent groups in the district of Shinwari of the Parwan province in Afghanistan

In the name of Almighty Allah The statement of Civil Society and Human Rights Organisation on the occasion of Shooting a women by insurgent groups in the district of Shinwari of the Parwan province in Afghanistan July 2012 Recently Taliban committed a brutal act by shooting a woman in public, where many people were witnesses of it in the Shinwari district of Parwan province. The executers of this inhuman action have not been arrested because of their horrifying crime. Escaping of perpetrators of such fierce crime from trail by any means puts an emphasis on the lack of the implementation of justice. This brutal act has badly stressed Afghan people especially Afghan women. The women in Afghanistan are the main victims of the inhuman operations of anti governmental forces. Meanwhile it proves that the state of Afghanistan is very weak in protecting of Afghan women. The lack of security is one of the main reasons of the extreme human rights violations and humanitarian law violations in Afghanistan . These inhuman actions against civilians have roughly damaged the relationship between the Afghan citizens with the Afghan state and strongly impacted the legitimacy of the Afghan state among the Afghan population. •  The Civil Society and Human Rights Organization strongly condemn this brutal action and would like to call upon the Afghan security forces to bring the criminals of this action to trial and justice. •  The Civil Society and Human Rights Organization would like to call upon all civil society actors, human rights and women rights defenders to strongly pay attention and take action. Cooperation is needed and advocacy for justice and human rights values with special focus on women's rights in Afghanistan is an obligation. •  The Civil Society and Human Rights Organization would like to call upon…

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