Taliban’s New Criminal Code Allows Wife Beating if ‘Bones Are Not Broken’

Scum of the world: Javed Akhtar condemns Taliban after new law permits wife beating

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has strongly criticised the new penal code introduced in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that permits domestic violence against women. He raised concerns about the legal sanctioning of abuse and its far-reaching implications for women’s safety and rights.

New Taliban penal code legalizes domestic violence against women

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. T...

Taliban permit husbands to beat wives if no bones are broken

Kabul: A new penal code introduced by the Taliban in Afghanistan permits husbands to physically punish their wives and children under certain conditions and establishes a tiered justice system based on social status. The 90-page criminal procedure code, signed by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and distributed to courts across the country, allows physical punishment as long as it does not result in “broken bones or open wounds”, acc…

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Moderate Taliban Urge Beating Women Without Breaking Bones

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