ALSO with support of ICBL-CMC and participation of survivors and persons with disabilities celebrated this occasion in Kabul on 6 of August 2020. In the event, 23 girls, women and men survivors and with disabilities participated. The objective of this event was to raise the voice of the victims and promote the universalization of the [...]
Social Inclusion Working Group -Meeting in developing National Disability Strategy (NDS) organized on Monday 20 July 2020 at DMAC office. This group chaired by MMD with participation of HI, ALSO, AOAD, AIHRC, DAOand FWF. ALSO as a member of this group has active role in development of NDS in the area of political participation, education [...]
Read more about our global campaign the @minefreeworld, Summer’s newsletter which also includes a message from @ALSO_AFG Director’s, @Hussain45532763 on impacts of #COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and survivors of landmines, cluster bombs, UXOs... https://mailchi.mp/icblcmc/icbl-cmc-newsletter-summer-2020
The ACPD meeting hosted by ALSO on 8th of July 2020 with participation of (11 males and 2 females), the participants were Mr. Ali Mohabbati from Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Mr. Ahmad Shah Azami from Community Center for Disabled (CCD), Hussain Ahmadi from ALSO, Ms. Amina Azimi from ALSO, Ms. Tahmina from CCD, Mr. [...]
Afghan Landmine Survivors Organization (ALSO) observed the Parliamentary Election in 2018 and the Presidential Election in 2019. The objective of the observation was to assess the participation, barriers and opportunities for persons with disability inclusion in the election process. Afghanistan_Presidential Election Report
Persons with disability is the biggest group in the world. WHO report indicates that 15 % of the world’s population has a disability. Between 110 (2.2%) and 190 million (3.8%) persons with disabilities at age 15 or older have “significant difficulties in functioning. 80 % of them live in low income countries”. In Afghanistan, NDSA [...]
The Executive Director of ALSO Mr. Hussain Ahmadi attended the Fourth Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty in Oslo. The Conference adopted the new Oslo Action Plan, which will guide the work of the 164 States that have joined this Nobel treaty in the next five years. ALSO is happy to see victim assistance [...]
Access to election process is the political rights of persons with disabilities. The election authorities have to provide the necessary facilities and accessibilities for persons with different disabilities to enjoy their rights. Persons with disabilities participated in the Parliamentary Election in 2018 and Presidential Election in 2019. ALSO with support of IFES observed these two [...]
organizations (government, UN and national and international NGOs) attended the meeting in which the following agenda points were discussed: - Update on Mine Action Programme & Victim assistance - Update on state ministry for Martyrs and Disability Affairs - Forming of National Disability Database - Round table discussion At the end of the meeting, the [...]
All Afghan citizens have the right to participate in the elections according to Article 33 of the Constitution[1] and Article 5 of the Election Law of Afghanistan[2]. No discrimination is allowed against Afghan citizens because of ethnicity or other identity under the law, including disability. Moreover, the government of Afghanistan has ratified the UN Convention [...]
