Judicial corporal punishment in Afghanistan is illegal but has been reported in the past. According to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), it is still carried out in public.[1] The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), however, rejected UNAMA's claim as baseless.[2][3]
Reports of flogging[edit]
Flogging has been reported in Afghanistan.[4][5] It is claimed to be a lawful sentence for crimes such as adultery,[6][7] which may be punished with 100 lashes of a whip.[8]
Flogging may also be administered as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions.[6] Some kangaroo courts in the past have also ordered flogging for alcohol use, although a BBC report has claimed that this is rare.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UN calls on IEA to end corporal punishment in Afghanistan". Pajhwok Afghan News. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "IEA dismisses UNAMA report on enforcement of Sharia as baseless". Ariana News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "UN report on public floggings baseless, says Mujahid". Pajhwok Afghan News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Three Arrested Over Illegal 'Flogging' of Takhar Woman". TOLOnews. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Journalist Mortaza Behboudi back in France after 284 days in Taliban jails". Mediapart. 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan". GITEACPOC. January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Facing Intl Condemnation, Islamic Emirate Defends Sharia Executions". TOLOnews. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "2009 Human Rights Report: Afghanistan". U.S. Department of State. 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Afghan judge whips man for drinking alcohol". BBC News. 1 June 2011.