OHCHR Special Procedures - Press Conference: Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan.


Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan - report on women's and girls' right to health in Afghanistan.

Speakers:
  •  Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
  • Nazifa Jalali, Director of Dialogue Hub and steering committee member of Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+)
  • Suraya Dalil, former Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan and former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Location: Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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