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...