Torture & Ill-Treatment

Protection from cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment is non-derogable. This section includes decrees enabling corporal punishment, humiliation, or field punishments without medical oversight.

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January 3, 2023

DEC1-01032023

Closure of educational centers for blind girls and women in Balkh, Nangarhar, and Kunar provinces.

January 22, 2022

DEC11-01222022

Taliban arrested Tamana Prayani and her sisters in Kabul in a night raid.

February 11, 2022

DEC11-02112022

Taliban arrest Nayera Kohestani and her fellow protesters.

February 22, 2022

DEC11-02222022

Talibal extract forced confessions from female protestors.

April 29, 2022

DEC11-04292022

Taliban court orders inhumane solitary confinement for detainee in civil dispute, denying visitation and basic rights.

November 12, 2021

DEC11-11122021

Taliban arrested Wasima Kohistani.

June 12, 2024

DEC2-06122024

The Taliban arrested 17 female bread sellers in Takhar province.

February 8, 2023

DEC3-02082023

Punishments by lashing were carried out on more than three individuals in Ghor province.

February 21, 2024

DEC3-02212024

Official decree by Taliban Supreme Leader authorizes public execution of two men under Qisas law in Ghazni.

February 23, 2024

DEC3-02232024

Taliban punished a women for fleeing her home and two men for theft in Parwan.

February 25, 2024

DEC3-02252024

Official decree by Taliban Supreme Leader authorizes public Qisas execution in Jowzjan following murder conviction.

March 3, 2024

DEC3-03032024

Written directive from Sar-e Pol Appeals Court leads to public flogging for “immoral conduct” after prison sentence completion.

March 23, 2023

DEC3-03232023

Execution of punitive sentences on more than two individuals in the Char Sadah district of Ghor province.

April 1, 2024

DEC3-04012024

Written court orders lead to public flogging and imprisonment in Faryab for adultery and fleeing home.

April 3, 2023

DEC3-04032023

Flogging sentence executed on two individuals in bamiyan province.

April 14, 2022

DEC3-04142022

Arbitrary and degrading detention in Taliban Prisons.

April 20, 2023

DEC3-04202023

Execution of punitive sentences on more than six individuals in Faryab province.

May 1, 2024

DEC3-05012024

Detention of a women's rights activist by the Taliban in Takhar province.

May 6, 2024

DEC3-05062024

Written court orders approved by Supreme Court lead to public flogging and imprisonment of 4 individuals in Badakhshan.

May 11, 2023

DEC3-05112023

The punishment of two individuals for the charge of illicit marriage in Jawzjan province.

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