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2 results foundAuthor: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Title: Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan Summary: UNAMA Human Rights’ 56-page report: Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan, documents the prevalence of customary practices that violate women’s rights, including child and forced marriage, the giving away of girls to settle disputes, exchange marriages, forced isolation in the home and “honour” killings, describes the Government of Afghanistan’s response to these practices, and makes recommendations to end such practices. UNAMA Human Rights publishes the report produced in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today to mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December and the end of the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign. Based on extensive research discussions and interviews carried out in 2010 in nearly all 34 provinces of Afghanistan with women, men, Government authorities, religious leaders and community groups, UNAMA Human Rights found that such practices are widespread, occurring in rural and urban communities, among all ethnic groups and worsened by three decades of insecurity and poverty. Rooted in discriminatory views and beliefs about the role and position of women in Afghan society, harmful traditional practices cause pain, suffering, humiliation and marginalization for millions of Afghan women and girls. The report observed that harmful practices are further entrenched by the Afghan Government’s inability to fully protect the rights of women and girls, underscoring the need to expedite implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW law) that criminalizes many harmful practices. The report notes that most harmful traditional practices are not only crimes under Afghan law, but are also inconsistent with Sharia law. Extensive discussions with a diverse range of Islamic legal experts informed UNAMA Human Rights’ analysis of the principles of Sharia law. Details: Kabul: UNAMA, 2010. 62p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 20, 2010 at: http://unama.unmissions.org/Portals/UNAMA/Publication/HTP%20REPORT_ENG.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Afghanistan URL: http://unama.unmissions.org/Portals/UNAMA/Publication/HTP%20REPORT_ENG.pdf Shelf Number: 120546 Keywords: Human Rights (Afghanistan)Violence Against Women |
Author: Barr, Heather Title: “I Had To Run Away” The Imprisonment of Women and Girls for “Moral Crimes” in Afghanistan Summary: The fall of the Taliban government promised a new era for women’s rights in Afghanistan. Ten years later there have been many improvements, but Afghan women are often still denied their basic human rights. One example is the plight of an estimated 400 women and girls imprisoned for the “moral crimes” of “running away” (fleeing home without permission) and zina (sex outside marriage). While Afghan law does not prohibit “running away,” the Afghan government and courts treat women and girls who do so as criminals. Zina is a crime in Afghanistan, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. “I Had To Run Away,” based on 58 prison interviews, tells the stories behind “moral crimes” arrests. It shows that these “crimes” usually involve flight from abuse, including forced and underage marriage, domestic violence, rape, forced prostitution, kidnapping, and murder threats. Women and girls accused of “moral crimes” encounter a justice system that is biased against them at every stage. Many receive long prison sentences while their abusers walk free, despite a 2009 law making violence against women a crime. Prosecuting “moral crimes” harms not only the hundreds of women and girls imprisoned, but sends a message to others enduring abuse that they risk both reprisals from their abusers and punishment from a government that should protect them. As the international community winds down its involvement in Afghanistan, Afghan women face an uncertain fate. The imprisonment of women and girls for “moral crimes” is one sign of the difficult present and the frightening future they face. Afghanistan’s international partners should act quickly to ensure that part of their legacy is greater physical and legal protection for women and girls. Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2012. 129p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 3, 2012 at: http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/afghanistan0312webwcover_0.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Afghanistan URL: http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/afghanistan0312webwcover_0.pdf Shelf Number: 124809 Keywords: Female VictimsHuman Rights (Afghanistan) |