Afghanistan: New Criminal Regulation Targets Women and Minority Groups with Ever-Harsher Punishments

Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments

The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis documenting its wide-ranging and regressive impact on human rights. The “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts”, which lays out punishments and sentencing for a range of vague and overly broad offences, criminalizes domestic violence only in cases where a wom…

Taliban Criminal Code Targets Women and Minorities with Harsher Punishments, Amnesty Warns – KabulNow

Amnesty International has warned that the new criminal regulation approved by the Taliban could escalate violence and discrimination against women and minority groups, with serious implications for human rights across the country. The post Taliban Criminal Code Targets Women and Minorities with Harsher Punishments, Amnesty Warns appeared first on KabulNow.