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Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Afghanistan (2023)

October 11, 2023

In this submission, Human Rights Watch highlights concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan. They briefly describe the human rights violations that women and girls face. They conclude that "the pattern of abuse against women and girls in Afghanistan amounts to the crime against humanity of gender persecution."

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