Dr. Sima Simar with Susan Bazilli: Women’s Rights and Human Rights in Afghanistan

Dr. Sima Simar with Susan Bazilli: Women’s Rights and Human Rights in Afghanistan

Susan Bazilli, IWRP Director, in Afghanistan with Dr. Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), during the transition from ISAF to Afghan security forces, July 20, 2011. It has been 5 years now since Sima Samar spoke in Ottawa at the Ad Hoc conference. Her remarks in Constitute! about her grave concern about the uncertain future of human rights and women’s rights in Afghanistan if the international community pulls out resonate even more today.

Constitute@ Screened at IDEA Institute in Stockholm May 2011

IDEA - The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an intergovernmental organization that aims to: Provide knowledge to democracy builders; Provide policy development and analysis; Support democratic reform. It was a privilege to screen Constitute for the staff of IDEA and to discuss how the film might be used globally with their work on democracy building. For their website see www.idea.int.

Constitute! screened at IDEA in Stockholm May 2011

IDEA - The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance is an intergovernmental organization that aims to: Provide knowledge to democracy builders; Provide policy development and analysis; Support democratic reform. It was a privilege to screen Constitute for the staff of IDEA and to discuss how the film might be used globally with their work on democracy building. For their website see www.idea.int.