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limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2012, 02:14 AM Mar 2012

Hundreds of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes' [View all]

Hundreds of Afghan women are in jail for"moral crimes", including running away and extra-marital sex, Human Rights Watch(HRW) has said.

In a report, it said that women were punished for fleeing domestic abuse and violence while some rape victims were also imprisoned.

Sex outside marriage - even when the woman is forced - is considered adultery, another"moral crime".

The I Had to Run Away report was released in Kabul on Wednesday

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17533816

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Hundreds of Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes' [View all] limpyhobbler Mar 2012 OP

and this in a country where abusing adolescent boys is considering manly ... ugh nt msongs Mar 2012 #1

Thanks to the USA. David__77 Mar 2012 #2

Afghanistan used to have a better standard of living, didn't they? Quantess Mar 2012 #3

Back in the 1980s, when the Russians invaded, I'm sure it was safer FrodosPet Mar 2012 #4

But then again, it's not easy to know if it actually was better, Quantess Mar 2012 #5

The status of women in the cities was definitely better. David__77 Mar 2012 #7

I would love to suggest a book called "A bed of red flowers" Marrah_G Mar 2012 #10

No, it's not. It's their choice to run their country that way. It's in their culture. DutchLiberal Mar 2012 #9

actually before the taliban, before the soviet invasion newspeak Mar 2012 #14

"you broke, you bought it..." David__77 Mar 2012 #16

Oh bullshit, the backwards fundies have always been there.. snooper2 Mar 2012 #13

my friend was in afghanistan before the soviet invasion newspeak Mar 2012 #15

this is the direction that the christians bowens43 Mar 2012 #6

No it isn't gratuitous Mar 2012 #18

But when you say our culture is superior to that backwards shit, DU will call you a "racist"... DutchLiberal Mar 2012 #8

Islam is not a race. Muslim is not a race. Quantess Mar 2012 #12

There is no "DU" in that sense. And not all cultures are "relatively" equal. David__77 Mar 2012 #17

Western culture isn't only superior in terms of economic development. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #20

Sounds like what this country will be if santorum were President. libtodeath Mar 2012 #11

Thanks to Karzai... cynatnite Mar 2012 #19