Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. The UN condemned the resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan Human rights
The resumption of public shootings at sports stadiums in Afghan cities must stop immediately. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced this on Wednesday.
“We are appalled by the public executions of three people in sports stadiums in Afghanistan over the past week,” OHCHR spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said in a statement. “Public executions constitute a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
Executions in the cities of Ghazni and Shibargan were carried out in the presence of de facto judicial and other officials, as well as members of the public. The convicts were reportedly shot multiple times.
Since the Taliban came to power in August 2021, at least five people have been publicly executed under decree decisions. fact of the judicial system and with the approval of the Taliban leader.
“We urge the country’s de facto authorities to immediately impose a moratorium on all public killings and move quickly to completely ban the use of the death penalty,” said Jeremy Lawrence.
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Public flogging
“De facto authorities in Afghanistan also continue to practice public corporal punishment,” an OHCHR official said, adding, that it also constitutes a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment prohibited by international human rights agreements.
According to OHCHR, in the province of Laghman, on in the east of the country, a man and a 12-year-old boy were flogged for a “crime of immorality,” again publicly and in the presence of officials from the de facto authorities. On the same day, in the province of Balkh, in northwestern Afghanistan, a woman and a man convicted of running away from home and adultery were publicly punished with 35 lashes.
« We call on the country’s de facto authorities to ensure full respect for due process and fair trial rights, in particular access to legal representation, for all those facing criminal charges,” said Jeremy Lawrence.