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29 December 2022

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Banning women and girls from schools and workplace jeopardises entire country, UN committee condemns

GENEVA (29 December 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has strongly condemned the recent decisions by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to exclude women and girls from universities and ban them from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying they are cruel violations of women and girls’ rights.