Will Canada support changes to international law on gender persecution?

Putting legal weight behind the push for the Taliban to recognize the human rights of women and girls is one step towards accountability for its crimes.

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Canada are being called upon by activists and groups around the world to support a global effort to codify gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, writes Rhonda Gossen.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RHONDA GOSSEN

March 18, 2024

Recent International Women’s Day events were sobered by the ongoing gender persecution and institutionalized oppression against women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran. A series of high-level conferences, meetings, and

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