9 December 2024

Afghanistan

UN experts reject ban on medical training for women as 'totally unjustifiable'.9 December 2024 (LINK)

— "If implemented, the reported new ban will be yet another inexplicable, totally unjustifiable blow to the health, dignity, and futures of Afghan women and girls. It will constitute yet another direct assault on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan," the experts said.

— "It will undoubtedly lead to unnecessary suffering, illness, and possibly deaths of Afghan women and children, now and in future generations, which could amount to femicide."