The U.N. called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to halt all state executions, voicing its concern in a report that details public executions, stoning, flogging, and other types of corporal punishments.
Monday to halt all state executions, voicing its concern in a report that details public executions, stoning, flogging, and other types of corporal punishments carried out by the hardline Islamic group since it retook control over the country almost two years ago.
A Taliban security guard sits as two prisoners attend a hearing at the Ghazni Court of Appeal in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan, November 28, 2022. Kneeling in front of a turbaned judge in a tiny room at the court, an old man sentenced to death for murder pleads for his life.According to the report from the U.N.
Taliban security guards escort an Afghan man , who has been sentenced to death for murder, and another prisoner after a hearing at the Ghazni Court of Appeal in Ghazni, eastern Afghanistan, November 28, 2022.The other execution noted in the UNAMA report was a case of extrajudicial execution carried out by a district governor without due process.
In response to the U.N.'s report, the Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Afghanistan followed Islamic rules and guidelines.
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