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Afghanistan: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Afghanistan.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 9 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women in Afghanistan.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
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 said on 24 August, the exclusion of women from all aspects of public life i...

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