Afghanistan: MSF denounces the detention of its staff amid growing restrictions on women

Country: Afghanistan Source: Médecins Sans Frontières On 6 June, a female medical staff was stopped by representatives of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) on her way to Herat Regional Hospital, where she worked in the MSF-supported pediatric department. Her husband was accompanying her. She was accused of not complying with the dress code imposed on women in the country. She was detained for two days and finally released on 8th of June after having to sign –