Merkley Issues Statement Spotlighting Importance of Women in Humanitarian Roles and Access to Education Following Taliban's Continued Oppression of Afghan Women and Girls
January 06, 2023
January 06, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2023:
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and strong defender of women's rights and opportunity--issued the following statement sounding the alarm on the Taliban's recent decision to remove women from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and to suspend access to higher education and secondary school for women and girls . . .
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Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and strong defender of women's rights and opportunity--issued the following statement sounding the alarm on the Taliban's recent decision to remove women from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and to suspend access to higher education and secondary school for women and girls . . .