Judicial corporal punishment in Afghanistan
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Punishments in camps during the Afghan wars, including flogging, hanging and the shooting of Afghans while tied to a rod. Wood-engraving after Godefroy Durand.
Judicial corporal punishment in Afghanistan is lawful and can be carried out in public or private.
Flogging[]
Flogging is a lawful sentence under Shari'a law in Afghanistan for crimes such as adultery,[1] which may be punished with 100 lashes of a whip.[2]
Flogging may also be administered as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions.[1]
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Coporal punishment in Afghanistan during the days of the Teliban
Courts have also ordered flogging for alcohol use, although a BBC report has claimed that this is rare.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Afghanistan". GITEACPOC. January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010.
- ^ "2009 Human Rights Report: Afghanistan". U.S. Department of State. 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Afghan judge whips man for drinking alcohol". BBC News. 1 June 2011.
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- Penal system in Afghanistan
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