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...