Afghanistan: Women
Commons · Question 7212 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Foreign Secretary, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help protect women from oppression in Afghanistan.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 14 Oct 2024
We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, including through UN Security Council and Human Rights Council resolutions. Most recently in August the Foreign Secretary stated that the exclusion of women from all aspects of...