Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act requires the Secretary of State to submit a report within 180 days to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The report must describe current restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021.
The report must also include a legal and human-rights determination. The Secretary must determine whether the described Taliban restrictions are crimes against humanity, torture as defined in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment, or gross violations of human rights as defined in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The bill does not itself impose sanctions or assistance restrictions, but it creates a congressional record and formal State Department determination.
Who Benefits and How
Afghan women and girls benefit because Taliban restrictions against them must be documented in a formal State Department report. Afghan human rights advocates benefit from a required determination on crimes against humanity, torture, and gross human rights violations. Congressional foreign affairs committees benefit from a 180-day report for oversight and potential follow-on legislation. International accountability advocates benefit from a U.S. Government analysis of Taliban conduct. Refugee and asylum advocates benefit if the report documents conditions relevant to protection claims.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Secretary of State staff must compile the report and make the required determinations within 180 days. Department of State human rights analysts must assess Taliban restrictions under international and U.S. human-rights standards. Taliban officials face formal U.S. scrutiny over restrictions on women and girls. Congressional staff must review the report and consider any policy response. Human rights documentation partners may need to provide evidence about restrictions since August 2021.
Key Provisions
- Requires a State Department report within 180 days on Taliban restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan.
- Requires description of restrictions imposed since August 2021.
- Requires a determination on whether restrictions are crimes against humanity.
- Requires a determination on whether restrictions constitute torture under the Convention against Torture.
- Requires a determination on whether restrictions are gross violations of human rights under the Foreign Assistance Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of State to report within 180 days on Taliban restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021 and determine whether those restrictions constitute crimes against humanity, torture, or gross violations of human rights.
Key Policy Areas
Human Rights, Afghanistan, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of State to report within 180 days on Taliban restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan since August 2021 and determine whether those restrictions constitute crimes against humanity, torture, or gross violations of human rights.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Afghan women and girls
- Afghan human rights advocates
- Congressional foreign affairs committees
- International accountability advocates
- Refugee and asylum advocates
Identified Costs
- Secretary of State staff
- Department of State human rights analysts
- Taliban officials
- Congressional staff
- Human rights documentation partners
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Ms. Kamlager-Dove introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional foreign affairs committees, Department of State human rights analysts, Taliban officials
Positive-direction: Congressional foreign affairs committees
Negative-direction: Department of State human rights analysts, Taliban officials
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of State
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