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Afghanistan: Women

Commons · Question 64741 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UN Human Rights Council 59: UK Statement on the report of the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, published on 16 June 2025, what steps he is taking to s

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Jul 2025

The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials regularly press the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women and girls, especially the ...