A/HRC/RES/51/20 freedom of movement, the right to education, the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including their sexual and reproductive health, the right to work and the right of access to justice on an equal basis with others, and the importance of protecting women, girls and all children from violations and abuses, and in this regard notes that, according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child is anyone under the age of 18; 4. Expresses grave concern at continuing reports of serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed against children, including killing and maiming, sexual and gender-based violence in all its forms, exploitation, the recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups in hostilities, attacks on students, teachers, schools and universities, the unlawful military use of educational facilities and the denial of humanitarian access; 5. Condemns all forms of discrimination against women and girls, including women and girls with disabilities, and reminds all parties that all forms of sexual and genderbased violence, including violence against women and girls, the sexual slavery of boys (bacha bazi) and child, early and forced marriage constitute violations and abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms; 6. Expresses deep concern at the lack of accountability for the human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed in Afghanistan; 7. Calls upon the Taliban to reverse the policies and practices that currently restrict the human rights of people in Afghanistan and to bring them into line with the international human rights obligations of Afghanistan, including policies and practices that unduly restrict the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls, including freedom of movement and the rights to education, work and public participation, and those that discriminate against persons belonging to ethnic or religious minority groups, including Hazaras; 8. Calls for opportunities and access to inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels for women and girls, for the immediate and unconditional reopening of schools for girls of all ages, and for equal and quality education for girls and boys at all levels; 9. Also calls for respect for and the promotion and protection of the right of everyone to take part in cultural life, including the ability to have access to and to enjoy cultural heritage, and for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage consistent with article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the two optional protocols thereto, and urges all parties to refrain from any unlawful military use and the targeting of cultural property; 10. Reiterates the urgency of a prompt, independent and impartial review of or investigation into all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law to end impunity, ensure accountability and bring perpetrators to justice; 11. Reiterates its call for an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process for the establishment of a participative, inclusive and representative government, including with regard to gender and all ethnic and religious minorities, and ensuring the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and youth in decision-making positions and processes; 12. Urges the international community to adjust further its engagement with any future Government of Afghanistan with regard to respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all Afghans, including women, girls, children, persons with disabilities and persons belonging to marginalized groups, including ethnic and religious minorities, and respect for the rule of law, freedom of expression, including for members of the media, with specific attention to human rights defenders, and respect for the obligations of Afghanistan under international human rights law; 13. Reiterates the need to address the profound challenges facing Afghanistan, including through efforts to provide assistance in the fulfilment of human rights obligations 5