Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22596

Afghanistan: Women's Rights

Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Priti Patel

ConservativeWitham

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to promote the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, including through UN Security Council and Human Rights Council resolutions and, most recently, at a G7+ meeting of Special Representatives in Geneva on 16 December. As the Forei...

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