Human Rights Watch: Hundreds of Afghan Woman Punished for “Moral Crimes” | Talking Points Memo

In a paper released Wednesday in Kabul, entitled “I Had To Run Away,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that hundreds of Afghan woman are imprisoned as a result of so-called “moral crimes” including cases of rape and fleeing domestic abuse. HRW claims that Hamid Karzai’s government has failed to bring Afghanistan into accordance with international law.


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