The U.N. office condemned corporal punishment and called for respect for international human rights obligations.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday condemned the public flogging of more than 60 people, including more than a dozen women, by the Taliban in northern Sari Pul province.
At least 63 people were lashed on Tuesday by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities, UNAMA said in a statement on social platform X. The U.N. office condemned corporal punishment and called for respect for international human rights obligations.
Taliban’s supreme court in a statement confirmed the public flogging of 63 people including 14 women who had been accused of crimes including sodomy, theft and immoral relations. They were flogged at a sports stadium.
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Including women??? Well I say! It’s only proper to publicly flog men. Everyone knows that!
What’s your stance on children?
Public flogging of a child is to be executed by the nearest authority figure upon any misbehavior, outburst, or disrespect perpetrated by, or suspected to be perpetrated by, said child. If their innate shortcomings are not beaten out of them at the earliest opportunity, they are bound to develop into unemployed hooligans.
Only if they are a certain height.
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not
some farcical aquatic ceremonythe amount of people you hurt and kill.Apparently Dennis was incorrect.
Are you trying to repress Dennis?
Which of the women was accused of Sodomy, NBC?
Remember this when Y’allqueda wants to make America a Theocracy.
