HUMAN RIGHTS afghanistan

Question 1

afghanistan case study basic facts

Answer 1

• 80% of labour in agriculture 10% in both industry and service
• 31% gdp from agriculture 26% industry and 43% service
• landlocked, mountainous, southwest asia
• 169/187 on human dev index
• 5.8% women have secondary education
• imr is 117/1000
• pop 30.5 million
• 65% of pop live on less than $2 / day

Question 2

in afghainstan what continued to happen in 2016 when the insurgence was renewed

Answer 2

• increased casualties of afghan forces
• continued domestic violence against women, with lack of access to education, employment and health services
• disruption of 2014 election
• attacks on journalists
• executions, kidnapping, tortures
• food insecurity up as land was cultivated for poppys for heroin

Question 3

what did the un do in afghanistan

Answer 3

• promote respect for international humanitarian and human rights laws
• co-ordinate the efforts of all organisations and communities to promote protection
• promote accountability
• achieve full enjoyment of their rights, especially women

Question 4

what did the afghan government do

Answer 4

• joined the economic cooperation organisation and south asian association for regional cooperation to promote economic growth
• pass laws to help women gain their human rights
• remove the quota for the amount of women in parliament

Question 5

what did afghan aid an NGO do

Answer 5

• involved in sustainable rural development strategies

- works with UN and the afghan government

Question 6

rural projects in afghanistan (chaghcharn district, ghor)

Answer 6

• inhospitable region geographically
• politically become hostile and insecure
• poverty in the region has lead to families selling its livestock to survive
• basic rights neglected because of conflict such as serious gender inequality, selling of daughters, limited access to health services and education
• afghan aid and other NGOs working in this area to help donor funding, transforming the lives of locals
• local groups also promoting rights
• locals now have more freedom, women have more rights

Question 7

urban neighbourhood projects in Kabul

Answer 7

• UN and other governments are funding to upgrade 33 provinces in the capital Kabul
• the basis of these projects is community development councils which includes about 250 households in each of these 33 areas
• the CDCs are locally elected
• most projects by the CDCs are to upgrade housing
• other benefits include improved women engagement and employment, security of land tenure, improved infrastructure and greater shop provisions

Question 8

consequences of global governance of human rights for local communities

Answer 8

• locally elected and so tailored to regional needs
• in 2014 5 million more children at schools than in 2001 which was 1 million, 40% of which were girls
• increased access to healthcare over 50% of population
• MMR halved since 2001
• life expectancy up from 55 (2000) to 61 (2013)