Afghanistan – The United Nations Help Mission in Afghanistan condemned on Wednesday the general public flogging of greater than 60 individuals, together with greater than a dozen girls, by the Taliban within the northern province of Sari Pul.
The United Nations Help Mission to Afghanistan mentioned in a press release on the social platform “X” that not less than 63 individuals had been flogged yesterday, Tuesday, by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan. The United Nations Workplace condemned corporal punishment and referred to as for respect for worldwide obligations within the area of human rights.
The Taliban Supreme Court docket confirmed in a press release the general public flogging of 63 individuals, together with 12 girls, who had been accused of crimes together with sodomy, theft and adultery. They had been flogged in a sports activities area.
The Taliban, regardless of preliminary guarantees of extra reasonable rule, started publicly implementing harsh punishments — executions, floggings and stonings — shortly following coming to energy once more in 2021. The punishments are much like these in place throughout the earlier Taliban rule within the late Nineties. .
Two separate Supreme Court docket statements mentioned {that a} man and a lady who had been convicted of adultery and tried to flee from dwelling had been flogged within the northern province of Panjshir on Wednesday.
Earlier this yr, the Taliban carried out a public execution of a person convicted of homicide in entrance of 1000’s in a stadium within the northern province of Jawzjan. The useless man’s brother shot the convict 5 instances with a rifle.
That is the fifth public execution for the reason that Taliban seized energy in August 2021, as US and NATO forces had been within the last weeks of withdrawing from the nation following 20 years of conflict.
Supply: AP
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2024-06-05 22:46:41
