Truth and Justice (Afghanistan)
Truth and Justice Party Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Adalat | |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Ideology | Multi-ethnic Anti-corruption Reformism Eurasianism |
| Political position | Center |
| Colours | Purple |
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The Truth and Justice Party or Hezb-e-Haq-wa-Adalat
History
The party was founded in 2010 by Atmar and
One of its spokesmen, Hamidullah Farooqi, stated that the party seeks to "fulfill people’s hopes and needs in the political, economic, and social spheres of life. Those values that have unfortunately been neglected by the current government. We hope our political formation will be a healthy opposition in the political arena."[5]
The party's official launch a week before the commencement of the traditional
The party was dissolved in 2021 after the Fall of Kabul.[citation needed]
Reactions
The Afghan political analyst Nasrullah Stanekzai suggested the party would struggle to gain legitimacy as "people in Afghanistan have had very bad experiences with political parties in the past. Between 1978 [when leftists gained power] until the period of the
However, the political activist and former chief of staff of the Foreign Ministry, Wahid Monawar, said that there was no clear direction of the party as "communicating one's platform is a vital part of any political party or campaign in order to succeed. While critique of [the] Karzai administration is a departing point, it's fundamentally important to communicate one's platform. I was hoping to read some ideas on how to influence policies that are different than Karzai's." It was also criticised for its lack of an agenda or debate against the incumbent government.[3]
Issues
Truth and Justice, in opposition to Change and Hope, seeks reconciliation talks with rebel groups on the premise that they would be transparent and will not "sacrifice justice." It also said that it would support further cooperation with international forces as led by
Leadership
There are 45 members of its interim council. Its four[6] Sardar Roshan is the head and Asadullah Walwaji is the deputy head of the party.[7]
Notable members
Notable members include Sima Samar, a woman’s and human rights advocate, activist and a social worker within national and international forums, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan from December 2001 to 2003. She is currently the Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), and, from 2005 to 2009, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan[1]
Other prominent members
References
- ^ "Economist Intelligence Unit, Afghanistan Political Structure". Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Database - Who is who in Afghanistan?". Afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ a b c d e "New Political Alliances | The Daily Outlook Afghanistan". Outlookafghanistan.net. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "The Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) / Right and Justice Party launched, as 'reformist opposition'". Afghanistan Analysts Network. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ a b c d Siddique, Abubakar. "Afghanistan Gets Another New Political Party". Rferl.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ a b Bezhan, Frud (2011-11-27). "New 'Truth and Justice' Party Looks To Shake Up Afghan Politics". Rferl.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ "Karzai welcomes Obama re-election, Taliban call for withdrawal | Pakistan Today".