STATEMENT OF DR. MASSOUDA JALAL
Founding Chairperson of Jalal Foundation and former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
for UN Human Rights Council Session 23 – Panel on VAW
We, the women of Afghanistan, are now fighting a fierce battle for our survival and human rights, as the presumed ‘peace process’ brings back fundamentalists who now conspire...
A GLIMMER OF HOPE TO RECONSTRUCT PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS by Jalal Foundation
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal
Founding President of Jalal Foundation, former Minister of Women,
and First Female Presidential Candidate of Afghanistan
Historical Genesis of Prevailing Antipathy
Notwithstanding widespread violence that underlined the electoral process, the Pakistan people deserve to be commended by the international community for successfully installing a new government through democratic means....
Prosecute Murderers of Sardar Arif Shahid and Ensure Freedom and Democracy in Pakistan controlled...
Memorandum of Protest
Prosecute Murderers of Sardar Arif Shahid and Ensure Freedom and Democracy in Pakistan controlled Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan
Presented by the communities of Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan controlled Kashmir on Wednesday May 29, 2013 to the Pakistani authorities at the Embassy of Pakistan at 3517 International Ct NW,...
Bhutan Election 2013: Happiness under stress?
THE IDEA OF MUTUAL CONSULTANCY IN THE POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IS NOTHING NEW IN BHUTAN. THE ORIGINS OF IT DATE BACK TO THE OLD CHHOESI SYSTEM, WHICH WAS A DUAL CONCEPT OF GOVERNMENT THAT PREVAILED FROM 1650 TO 1907, COMPRISING A TEMPORAL HEAD (DRUK DESI) AND A RELIGIOUS LEADER...
Imran Khan – A twist in the tale?
With its troubled history and the upcoming first democratic transfer of power, it does not come across as a total surprise that Mr Khan is being portrayed as someone that the Pakistanis and the international community deem fit for preventing the downward spiral of the nation. by Dr. Siegfried...
BALOCHISTAN The State Versus the Nation
SADF team recommends:
"Balochistan, the largest but least populous province of Pakistan, is slowly descending into anarchy. Since 2005, Pakistani security forces have brutally repressed the Baloch nationalist movement, fueling ethnic and sectarian violence in the province. But the Pakistani armed forces have failed to eliminate the insurgency—and the bloodshed...
The burden of history: Political legacies and polarisation
Throughout the country's history, polarisation has hampered political building which, in turn, hindered the democratisation process. by Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf
China’s influence on Pakistan
Several Observers state that chinese activities are reinforcing the manifold of inequalities that already exist between islamabad and the provinces in all spheres of state and society by Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A Day of Accountability to Women by JALAL FOUNDATION
Today, the women of Afghanistan join the international community in honoring the sacrifices and achievements of women in all dimensions of life.
We salute every mother who put her life on the line to ensure the continuity of life. We honor all housekeepers and domestic workers whose invisible, unpaid and...
Semblance of civilian control? Military, elections and the latest coup conspiracy in Pakistan
GENERALLY, PAKISTAN IS CONSIDERED BY MOST OBSERVERS AS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A PRAETORIAN STATE IN WHICH THE MILITARY PERCEIVES ITSELF AS THE SOLE GUARDIAN OF THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND MORAL INTEGRITY, THE CHIEF INITIATOR OF THE NATIONAL AGENDA AND THE MAJOR ARBITER OF CONFLICT BETWEEN SOCIAL AND...