OTTAWA: On October 24, 2024, the Afghan Women Parliamentarians and Leaders Network (AWPLN) hosted a conversation on Afghanistan in the parliament with Ambassador David Sproule, the Doha-based Special Representative of Canada for Afghanistan, Mr. Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Ambassador Hassan Soroosh, Ms. Nazifa Yousufi Bek, President of AWPLN, MPs and Senators, friends of Afghanistan, and human rights activists from the Afghan diaspora community.

Ambassador Soroosh and other speakers spoke about the current multifaceted crisis in Afghanistan and highlighted the importance of accountability measures under an all-tools approach to address the human rights catastrophe in Afghanistan.

Ambassador Soroosh expressed his gratefulness to Ambassador Sproule, Mr. Bennett, friends of Afghanistan in the parliament, and the government of Canada for their sustained commitment and continued collective efforts in support of the people of Afghanistan particularly women and girls.

On October 25, 2024, the Embassy hosted a lunch in honor of the visit by Ambassador Sproule and Mr. Bennett to Canada.