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Panama's representative at CSW urges UN action, condemns Taliban's 'systemic discrimination' against Afghan women
Summary
At the opening of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Panama's representative condemned the Taliban's new penal code as institutionalizing discrimination, highlighted bans on girls' education and restrictions on female UN staff, and called for immediate reversals and renewal of UNAMA's mandate.
A representative of Panama told delegates at the opening of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women that the international community must act to protect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
"We stand in solidarity with the women and girls of Afghanistan and strongly condemn their continued and systematic repression by the Taliban," the representative said, citing what the statement described as an increasingly critical human rights situation.
The statement singled out a recent Taliban adoption of a nationwide penal code, saying it "institutionalizes systemic discrimination against women and girls," and warned that the code weakens protections…
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