Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the UN's envoy for global Education, has proposed a five-point plan to pressure Afghanistan and incentivize the Taliban to reverse their bans on secondary and university education for girls. The plan includes bringing the issue to the attention of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and considering the Taliban's repression of women's rights as a crime against humanity. Brown has submitted a legal opinion to ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, asking for an investigation into the denial of education to Afghan girls. The plan also includes mobilizing the Education Cannot Wait fund and supporting underground schools and education for girls forced to leave Afghanistan.

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