About Ali Gohar

Ali Gohar is founder of Just Peace Initiatives. He holds an MA in International Relations from QAU Islamabad and an MA in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University VA USA. Ali Gohar worked for Afghan Refugees as Additional Commissioner in the Community Development Unit for 13 years, and for Oxfam GB as Campaign Officer on the 'We can end Honor killing' campaign. He is also an advisor to the UNDP as the thematic expert on Alternative Dispute Resolution, on the 'Strengthening Rule of Law' five year project in the Malakand Division of KPK Pakistan.

Articles by Ali Gohar

The Jirga in modern day Afghanistan

The complexity of local and regional conflict dynamics in Afghanistan and Pakistan would be well served by the revivification of the Jirga system, the only convincing institutional base through which to build lasting peace.

This week's guest editors

openGlobalRights editors

Our guest editors James Ron, Leslie Vinjamuri, Sophie Arie and Archana Pandya introduce this week's theme of:

Emerging powers and human rights.

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