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UN Condemns Taliban's Public Corporal Punishment in Afghanistan

  • The United Nations criticized the Taliban for continuing public executions, lashings and stonings in Afghanistan over the past six months.
  • people were publicly flogged by the Taliban in Afghanistan in the last six months alone according to a UNAMA report.
  • The Taliban has tightened restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan since taking power in 2021.
  • The UN Secretary-General called the Taliban's ban on women working a violation of human rights.
  • The Taliban claims Afghanistan's laws follow Islamic rules, but the UN calls on the Taliban to limit capital punishment.
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