Annual Reports

Democratization

Understanding of Democracy

Book

February 26, 2012 -

In this book the author has reviewed the forms of democracy in different periods of time and has evaluated some questions in relation to the approach of democracy in Afghanistan. This is a valuable resource for learning history of the ideas and opinions as well as making a discussion forum for scholars to debate and consult on how to achieve a governance system that guarantees rights of all afghan citizens. Download Publication (PDF in Dari, 173 pages, 987 Kb)

 

 

Report

A First Step on a Long Journey: How People Define Violence and Justice in Afghanistan (1958-2008)

- July 18, 2011 -

How People Define Violence and Justice is a joint research project of ACSFo and HBS on international crimes, massacres, rapes, murders, destruction of residential areas, homicide and imprisonment of intellectuals, torture and human rights abuses of the past fifty years.  The standards for justice and human rights violation in this project are defined by people. Views, beliefs and utterances of respondents constitute the basis of this research.

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Book

Media and Elections

- January 14, 2010 - Today an  important element of the election is presence of successful media. This book mainly focuses on three important issues: Organizing media, training media and monitoring process of their work before, during and after the election process. Jamila Omar more»

Afghanistan's Parliament in the Making

- December 20, 2009 - December 20, 2009 – In 2005, the first parliamentary elections after the fall of the Taliban took place. Through survey-based research, HBS in cooperation with UNIFEM has studied how the members of parliament act in the decision making process, how they see their role and which issue areas are the most important to them. Dr. Andrea Fleschenberg, author of this book, presents the interesting findings of the study in this volume. This book, based on interviews of male and female members of parliament, examines the realities of parliamentary work in Afghanistan.Download Publication (PDF in English, 196 pages, 2.5 MB)

PUBLICATION SERIES DEMOCRACY

Afghanistan

- This first issue of the publication series on “Promoting Democracy under Conditions of State Fragility” examines critically  the current political and social situation in Afghanistan, as well as the project activities of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in the country. Download Publication (PDF in English, 84 pages, 2.19MB)

PUBLICATION SERIES DEMOCRACY

International Assistance and Governance in Afghanistan

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Afghanistan in 2006 faced an acute crisis with three inter-related dimensions: insurgency, opium, and dissatisfaction with the government and its international backers. Sustainable solutions to these challenges all require a long-term commitment to improved governance in Afghanistan. By Hamish Nixon. Download Publication (PDF in English, 40 pages, 217 KB)

Roundtable conference report

“Comparative Analysis of Family Law in the Context of Islam”

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This paper is the outcome of joint effort of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Afghanistan Office and Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission in 2006, relevant to the round table conference undertaking a comparative analysis of four aspects of family law in the context of Islam: marriage, divorce, polygamy and child custody. While legal experts from Afghanistan provide the reader with background analysis of the status of these aspects of family law, legal experts from Bangladesh, Egypt, Malaysia and Pakistan share their experience on law advocacy and talk about the status in their respective countries. Download Publication (PDF in English, 55 pages, 328Kb)

Ecology

Manual on Environment

July 11, 2012 -

The aim of publishing the training manual on environment is raising public awareness on environment and its protection measures.
The manual contains two chapters, first chapter gives general information about environment and the second chapter focuses on environmental protection measures.
To disseminate the manual to wide range of people, simple literature along with so many illustrations used inside. Download publication (PDF in Dari, 34 pages, 11.8 MB)

Publication series

Climate change and the right to food

- This study highlights how the climate change regime and the human rights regime addressing the right to food have failed to coordinate their agendas and to collaborate to each other’s mutual benefit. It proposes concrete methods by which institutions can address climate change problems and realize the right to food symbiotically, in compliance with the principles of systemic integration under international law. Download Publication (PDF in English, 160 pages, 1.89MB)

The Jo' burg - Memo

- The world’s leaders held a summit meeting in Johannesburg in 2002 to discuss new ways of sustainable development. A few months before the summit, HBS asked leading scientists and scholars from around the world to share their ideas regarding environmental rights, community rights, a new financial infrastructure or fair wealth distribution . The result, the Jo’Burg Memo, is a must-read, even eight years after the summit itself.Download Publication (PDF in English, 84 pages, 670 Kb), Download Publication (PDF in Dari, 90 pages, 1,106 Mb)

Women in Society

PUBLICATION

Gender Politics Makes a Difference - Experiences of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Across the World

March 18, 2010 -

Politics can only succeed when it is inclusive of all genders. Gender justice is an ambitious goal, one that the Heinrich Böll Foundation is pursuing together with many different allies worldwide. This publication gives an overview of their work. Download Publication (PDF in English, 75 Pages, 2.32 MB)

Toolkit

Women parliamentarians making a difference in politics: worldwide experiences and practices

- Worldwide, women remain excluded from political and societal formal and informal decision-making processes as leaders, legislators, mediators, minister and chief executives. Women are still perceived to be the exception from the “male rule” as politics, political leadership styles and policies are understood in male-centered terms. This is true for nearly all societies irrespective of their predominant culture, religion or human development level. A publication by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Afghanistan(HBS) and United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) with photos contribution by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Download publication (PDF in English, 44 pages, 1.24 MB). Download publication (PDF in Dari, 35 pages, 1.39 MB).

Peace & Security

PUBLICATION SERIES GUNDA WERNER INSTITUTE

Peace and Security for All

The strategies of international security policy have significantly changed since the end of the Cold War, as have the challenges posed by international terrorism and the increase of global inequality. In women's policy and feminist networks, interest in foreign and security policy ideas has also grown in recent years. Not least because of the commitment to and adoption of UN Resolution 1325, for the first time in the history of the United Nations a requirement was adopted, binding under international law, respecting the participation of women in decisions about war and peace. Finally: Armed conflicts are related to unjust gender relations.
In this publication the Gunda Werner Institute in the Heinrich Böll Foundation presents a detailed position paper to contribute to the international debate on peace and security policy. The paper is based on a 2006 discussion paper, which has been extensively up-dated and revised. Download Publication (PDF in English, 76 pages, 567Kb)