OTTAWA: AUGUST 13, 2023

Ambassador Hassan Soroosh participated and spoke at the rally against gender apartheid which was organized by the Canadian Women for Women of Afghanistan, Ottawa Chapter in the Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

The participants and speakers raised concern over the deteriorating and alarming human rights situation in Afghanistan and called for the recognition of the situation in Afghanistan as gender apartheid. Ambassador Soroosh spoke about the large scale and systematic violations of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan and highlighted some of the unparalleled challenges and restrictions facing Afghan women and girls under the Taliban. He thanked the government of Canada for keeping the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan high on the agenda and stressed the importance of effective joint messaging, strong policy responses and visible actions at the international level in support of courageous Afghan women and girls.

Photos by CW4WAfghan