- February 3, 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) issued a press release for the London Conference. It hopes that all actions taken are based on active participation of Afghans, that human rights, women’s rights, freedom of speech and media and civil society’s activities are protected and supported and that the values of justice, litigation and ending of impunity are top priorities.
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- January 29, 2010 - The six major coordinating bodies of civil society and NGO groups in Afghanistan call on the participants of the London Conference to ensure that the needs of the Afghan people remain forefront on the international community’s agenda. The statement highlights priorities in three areas—security, governance, and economic and social development—and includes the call to immediately cease any attempt to utilise civil society and NGO actors to pursue a military objective.
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- January 27, 2010 - On January 16, 2010, the 50% Campaign, an Afghan group of women’s rights and citizenry activists, published an open letter. They ask the Afghan Government and the international community at the International Afghanistan Conference in London to stand by their obligations before the Afghan women and to deal with their demands.
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- January 20, 2010 - In an interview Aziz Rafiee, the Managing Director of the Afghan Civil Society Forum, talks about how the funding for Afghanistan could be employed better, the German involvement in the country and why he doesn't think the Talibn will negotiate.
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- December 1, 2009 - A group of Afghan women activists from politics, media and civil society in Afghanistan met in the office of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in Kabul. Now they adress an open letter to the Members of Parliament.
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