‘Horrific crime’: Canada condemns killing of former Afghan female MP Nabizada
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'We condemn the murder of Mursal Nabizada, a former Afghan parliamentarian, who bravely fought for the rights of women and girls,' the statement read.
Canada is calling for justice after former Afghan parliamentarian Mursal Nabizada, a fierce advocate for women and girls in the region, was murdered in her Kabul home on Sunday.
In a joint statement sent to Global News late Monday, both Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s office and Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s office condemned the violence as a “horrific crime.”
“We condemn the murder of Mursal Nabizada, a former Afghan parliamentarian, who bravely fought for the rights of women and girls,” the statement read.
“We offer her loved ones our most sincere condolences. We stand with them in pursuing the accountability they deserve. The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice.”
The former lawmaker was shot and killed by gunmen in her Kabul home on Sunday — the first slaying in the capital of a lawmaker from the previous administration since the Taliban’s takeover
Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Police say one of her bodyguards was also killed in the attack on Sunday.
The example Nabizada set, the ministers’ offices wrote, will “continue to be an inspiration for those fighting for change and human rights across the world.”
“Canada will continue to advocate for a coordinated effort by the international community to support Afghan women and Afghan human rights defenders and to pressure the Taliban to uphold human rights,” the statement went on to say.
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