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Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: Top EU court

The entrance to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg [File: Francois Lenoir/Reuters]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender and nationality alone are “sufficient” for a country to grant asylum to Afghan women.

The ECJ ruled on Friday that discriminatory measures adopted by the Taliban towards women “constitute acts of persecution” justifying the recognition of refugee status.

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