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Afghanistan: Women

Lords · Question HL3303 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Goudie

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands in their case against Afghanistan before the International Court of Justice for violations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of D

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 23 Dec 2024

The Government supports the initiative to refer the Taliban to the International Court of Justice for violations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on wom...

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