UN, Italy concerned about deterioration of rights in Afghanistan

(ANSA) - GINEVRA, 26 FEB - Italy today reiterated its "deep concern about the persistent and systematic deterioration of fundamental rights, particularly for women and girls, who are subject to gender-based persecution and marginalization" in Afghanistan. In a speech today in Geneva as part of the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the reports on Afghanistan presented by the Special Rapporteur and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, within the framework of the 61st session of ...

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