Stoning for adulterers may become legal again in Afghanistan
Source: NBC News
Death by stoning for convicted adulterers is being written into Afghan law, a senior official said on Monday, the latest sign that human rights won at great cost since the Taliban were ousted in 2001 are rolling back as foreign troops withdraw.
"We are working on the draft of a sharia penal code where the punishment for adultery, if there are four eyewitnesses, is stoning," said Rohullah Qarizada, who is part of the sharia Islamic law committee working on the draft and head of the Afghan Independent Bar Association.
Billions have been invested on promoting human rights in Afghanistan over more than 12 years of war and donors fear that hard won progress, particularly for women, may be eroding.
Human Rights Watch reports that they saw a draft provision of the law which states that if a court finds that a couple engaged in sexual intercourse outside of legal marriage, both the man and the woman would be sentenced to stoning to death if the adulterer or adulteress is married. And if the adulterer or adulteress is unmarried the sentence shall be whipping 100 lashes.
Read more: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/25/21609525-stoning-for-adulterers-may-become-legal-again-in-afghanistan?lite
Why are we in this country again?
Oh, yeah... Freedoms
JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)It's like it's saying, if you commit adultery, you must get stoned. Reminds me of a song.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)The Dark Ages live on, so sad.
The same kind of stuff, some incredible misogyny, goes on with the Saudis, but we're in bed with them because of oil.
Lucky Luciano
(11,242 posts)Been to Africa, Europe, Asia, north America, south America. Also, to the middle east.
Never been to Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Iran. Can't exactly comment on those places, but the ME was by far my least favorite culture in all the placed I visited. These countries seem worse or just as bad as Saudi Arabia. No thanks - I only want to go due to my RainMan like quest to collect all countries in my world travel quest (actually want to go to all provinces of all countries).
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)He's all in favor of siding with Muslims against liberals...and he had adulterous relations when married. I wonder how he would like that situation?
jsr
(7,712 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)But only for women. The men get to throw the stones.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)I ought to be used to it, God knows it happens often enough around here. Hope it was good for you.....
leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)They're five miles away from me and they are going backward at an alarming rate.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)And be it Texas or Kansas, it's still improper to trash an entire state's population as if there's a single political viewpoint in place. No matter how tempting it is. Last time around, 3.3 million Texans cast votes for Obama.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)madeline_con
(15,158 posts)So you should get a pass. SMH
TBF
(31,922 posts)down here in TX. This is not my home state & we moved here for a job. Sometimes I feel like I am living in a foreign country.
BUT I can tell you I've met a lot of great progressive folks down here (they are quiet but you can find them when you sign up to help on campaigns as I did in 2008 for Obama). The bigoted old guys and gals are dying off and this state will be in play again by 2020.
We may even be able to push Wendy into the governor's seat. So a little support here would be nice.
jsr
(7,712 posts)skamaria
(325 posts)Probably reduce the population by thirty percent
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)skamaria
(325 posts)Ash_F
(5,861 posts)madeline_con
(15,158 posts)Not in recent memory, anyway.