Ottawa: December 10, 2021;

On the International Human Rights Day 2021, we greatly admire and honor the courageousness and resilience of women, girls and human rights defenders in Afghanistan who continue to speak up for their rights and for our shared values including equality, justice and inclusion.
We remain grateful to Canada as a global champion of human rights for its previous assistance to important areas such human rights, education and women’s empowerment in Afghanistan for two decades and for standing alongside the people of Afghanistan in providing humanitarian assistance as well as in helping protect human rights in Afghanistan during this tragic time in the country.