
Georgette Gagnon
Georgette Gagnon is a prominent human rights advocate and the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). She has been vocal about the deteriorating situation for women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, particularly following the recent decree that allows child marriages and severely restricts women's rights to divorce. Gagnon has criticized this decree as a further erosion of women's rights, highlighting its role in institutionalizing discrimination and limiting women's autonomy and access to justice.
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Georgette Gagnon criticized the new Taliban decree as a further step towards the erosion of women's rights in Afghanistan.
Taliban erlauben Kinderehe und erschweren Frauen die ScheidungNeue Zürcher Zeitung·
Switzerland· 2026-06-01


