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Gov’t Apologizes For Continued Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists
A senior Afghan government official has apologized for detentions of 48 journalists whom he said were detained temporarily in the past “without any reason”.
“On behalf of the government of Afghanistan I would like to apologize from the forty eight Afghan journalists whom were detained temporarily in the past,” said Nadir Nadery, the President senior adviser for strategic and public relations affairs and honorary ambassador of freedom of speech who was addressing a session under the name of “International Day To End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists” on Wednesday.
Correspondents in the ceremony of fighting against impunity of violence against correspondents have also insisted on practicing of law and regulation to retain the rights.
Head of the Afghan journalist safety committee Najeeb Sharifi said,” We have had same issue in the past, I hope to see the implementation of law and regulations where journalists can retain their rights in the future, talks are underway and hopeful.”
The following day is marked in Afghanistan where Nai Supporting Open Media in Afghanistan has announced an alarming rate of violence against Journalists in the current year.
The recent survey launched by Nai indicates for total, 377 cases of violence against journalists including 13 cases of murder occurred in all across the country.
Part of the survey shows that nearly 96 journalists in Kunduz, 75 journalists in Helmand, 108 journalists in Farah and 13 others in Uruzgan forced to leave their jobs for a temporary basis.
Journalists in Afghanistan work under tough conditions. They have faced violence and threat on numerous occasions, which prevent them from carrying out their jobs.
Meanwhile officials at Nai have also expressed concerns over not launching investigation about the cases of Journalists, and safety of the correspondents in Afghanistan.
Reported by: Farah NazForotan
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OIC summit urges IEA to respect girls’ right to education
The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Gambia on Sunday called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to respect Afghan girls and women’s right to education and work.
In a declaration, OIC described the right to education and work as the fundamental rights of Afghan girls and women, and called for more communication with the IEA authorities on these issues.
Additionally, the participants emphasized the need for more efforts to address the challenges related to ethnic groups, drugs, terrorism, and social issues to ensure inclusive governance and sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“We also emphasize the need to make more efforts to address the challenges associated with ethnic groups, terrorism, drugs and social aspects for inclusive governance to achieve sustainable stability,” the declaration said.
Delegations from the 57 OIC member states attended the conference, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation under the theme “Enhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development.”.
The summit was also attended by an IEA delegation.
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UNHRC approves national human rights report on Afghanistan
The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva Nasir Ahmad Andisha says the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved the national human rights report on Afghanistan.
Ahmad Andisha said at the Geneva meeting that after comprehensive reviews, 243 recommendations from 70 countries show the worsening of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
In the review of the human rights situation in Afghanistan in the fourth period, 243 opinions were received from 70 countries, who expressed concern about the worsening human rights situation and suggested that an impartial and independent investigation be conducted on human rights violations in Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate has always considered human rights as an internal issue and emphasized that human rights, especially women’s rights, are more secure in the country than ever before.
“The Islamic and Sharia rights of all Afghan citizens are guaranteed. The Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring the rights of its citizens,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, IEA’s deputy spokesman.
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IEA’s deputy PM invited to Russia to participate in an international meeting
Russian ambassador in Kabul, Dmitry Zhirnov, on Sunday invited the political deputy prime minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir to participate in an international meeting that is expected to be held in Kazan city, Tatarstan.
According to a statement issued by the deputy PM’s office, in his meeting with the Russian ambassador, Kabir thanked him for the invitation to this meeting and said that relations between Russia and Afghanistan are important and friendly and Russian businessmen should invest in Afghanistan.
He added that relations between Moscow and Kabul benefit both sides and can help development and stability in the region.
According to the statement, the Russian envoy said that his country is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in various fields and wants to expand bilateral relations.
He added that cooperation and increased interaction between the Islamic Emirate and Russia can contribute to stability and economic development in the region.
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