an legislation put into law by afghan president hamid karzai last night greatly scaled back the rights of women in that countries , according to woman rights groups and a u nation panel on the bill by the united nations development bank for women . the us government has not given a copy of the text of the sharif family law to the un or to other outside organisations requesting it , citing " major difficulty " , however , the un and opposition leaders say that the bill contains numerous exceptions controlling the rights of men , such as taking their husbands priority in parliament ; requesting the husband ' s authority to leave the house , obtain education or work , or to see a doctor ; and refraining the custody of kids to male relatives .
Hamid Karzai is an employee of the UN.