Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 21816
Afghanistan: Women
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Tracy Gilbert
Labour — Edinburgh North and Leith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the banning of windows overlooking places used by women in Afghanistan.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe condemn the appalling erosion of human rights in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls, including the most recent ridiculous ban on windows overlooking spaces used by women. As the Foreign Secretary has said, the exclusion of women from all asp...
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