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Malala Yousafzai and John Swinney tackle gender apartheid

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has met Scotland's First Minister John Swinney in Edinburgh to discuss efforts to have gender apartheid recognised as a crime under international law. Both called for coordinated global action and greater recognition of Afghan women's leadership, while condemning the Taliban's treatment of women and girls. The Scottish Government highlighted its support for Afghan students, including funding measures that enabled some to continue their education in Scotland. Mr Swinney added: "It is my privilege to welcome Malala Yousafzai to Scotland, and to lend my support to the international campaign to promote the recognition of gender apartheid as a crime under international law." The meeting forms part of a wider international campaign to address human rights abuses in Afghanistan.

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