Lashing, Beating, Stoning: UNAMA tracks corporal punishment and the death penalty in Afghanistan
Kate Clark
•
A new United Nations report on capital and corporal punishment has detailed the widespread use of corporal punishment delivered ad hoc by non-judicial authorities, such as the police and ‘Vice and Virtue’ officials. It also documents a rise in corporal punishment ordered by judges since November 2022 when the Taleban’s Supreme Leader encouraged the use […]
Rights and Freedoms
Read more
