The author was banned from school by the Taliban as a girl in 1996. Years after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, she asks why the international community’s response has fallen so short.
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All countries that criminalise women having sex with other women should immediately repeal these laws.
The best female athletes continue to be treated unfairly compared with male sportsmen.
A UN committee has identified numerous ways in which Australia is falling short on the rights of women and children – it must now take the committee’s recommendations seriously.
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