UN experts urge end to public execution in Afghanistan

UN experts urge end to public execution in Afghanistan

UN experts urged Thursday the Taliban to immediately impose a moratorium on inhumane punishments, including capital and corporal punishments, in response to public executions carried out on April 11. The de facto Supreme Court announced four public executions across the provinces of Badghis, Nimroz, and Farah. The experts stated, “Friday’s executions represent a worrying increase in this kind of punishment. We urge the Taliban to introduce an im…