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Afghanistan: Women's Rights

Commons · Question 20688 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the rights of women in Afghanistan.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 6 Jan 2025

We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, including through UN Security Council and Human Rights Council resolutions. As the Foreign Secretary has said, exclusion of women from all aspects of public life is a tragic set...