Proceeding contribution from Ann Clwyd (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 October 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
As the Secretary of State has said several times in the last hour, human rights and women's rights are important aspects of our work in Afghanistan. Everybody will agree that the empowerment of women has proceeded—women have returned to the professions and girls have returned to school. Will the Secretary of State give an assurance that in any settlement talks, particularly with the Taliban, if there are arguments for an extension of extreme Sharia law—which would, of course, disempower women—he will continue to fight for progress in women's rights in Afghanistan, and that there will be no sell-out on those issues?
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- 2010-12
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- Armed forces Corruption Deployment Development aid Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Security Afghanistan NATO Peace negotiations Military aid ISAF
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