Albertan Senator Paula Simons addresses the motion from Ontario Senator Salma Ataullahjan, urging the Canadian government to acknowledge the systematic erasure of Afghan women and girls from public life, equating it to a form of gender apartheid.
Following the Taliban's re-sumption of power in Afghanistan in 2021, stringent interpretations of Islamic law were enforced, depriving women of fundamental rights, including access to education and employment. Women were again prohibited from working, while girls were once more barred from attending school. But the world's response has been strangely mooted. After all the sacrifices made by Canadians to liberate Afghan women, why have we forgotten all our pledges and promises?
Негізгі бет SPEECH: On why the erasure of Afghan women and girls is gender apartheid
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