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UN Afghanistan assistance mission condemns Taliban use of corporal punishment in new report – JURIST

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday condemned the Taliban’s use of corporal punishment and the death penalty in Afghanistan. The UN says the Taliban imposed “lashings and other beatings, amputations and executions by shooting, beheading and hanging” between 2010 and 2021 before taking over Afghanistan’s government.According to the UN, the Taliban have punished adultery, “running away from home, theft,homosexuality, consuming alcohol, fraud and drug trafficking” with lashings. In addition, the UN reports that adultery has been punished with the death penalty, which international human rights legislation only permits the death penalty for “the most serious crimes.”The UN has repeatedly advocated for human rights in Afghanistan. They make calls for violations to be “investigated” and victims to “have access to justice.” In a report released in July 2022 the UNAMA stated that between 14th-15th August, 17 individuals were executed in the province of Kandahar. On the 22nd of February, a former ALP officer was found shot dead after being arrested by the “de facto authorities.” All clear indications of the extreme human rights violations that are taking place in Afghanistan.Last Friday the UN released a statement on Afghanistan authorities ban on Afghan women from working. With a call for aid operations and a reiteration of the commitment to protect the Afghan people.The council of foreign relations has described the Taliban as an “Islamic fundamentalist group,” who threaten Afghan’s “civil and political rights.” This is done by a crackdown on demonstrations, intimidating and restricting press freedoms, and using corporal punishments.