HCONRES 108
111th Congress
House
International Affairs
Afghanistan
Asia
Crimes against women
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Religion
Sex offenses
Women's rights
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.
Introduced: April 23, 2009
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Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 23, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E970)
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Urges the government of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai to declare the provisions of the Shi'ite Personal Status Law on marital rape and restrictions on women's freedom of movement unconstitutional.
Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ambassador-at-Large for International Women's Issues, and the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan to address the status of women's rights and security in Afghanistan to ensure that these rights are not being eroded.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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