Armanshahr Foundation/OPEN ASIA is a non governmental, not for profit and independent organisation of active citizens committed to bringing together progressive minds and action benefiting a culture of human rights, democratic values, women’s empowerment and justice in Middle Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iran...). Armanshahr is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).OPEN ASIA was founded in Tajikistan in 1995 and registered activities in France and Denmark in year 2000. Armanshahr Foundation has been active in Afghanistan since 2006.The sister organisations pursue activities in favor of enlightenment and awareness raising and creating environments proper for dialogue and exchange in the public arena through educational programmes, publications, conferences and gatherings, media and research.