DEC3-06012025

Justice & Fair Trial, Arbitrary Punishment, Torture & Ill-Treatment, Liberty & Security, Gender Equality, PVPV
1, June 2025

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Taliban courts enforced public disciplinary flogging against a woman accused of adultery in Parwan.

Decree Translation

Date: 05/12/1446
Implementation of Disciplinary Punishment on an Accused Individual in Parwan Province

In accordance with the decision of the Primary Urban Court of Parwan Province, a disciplinary punishment was enforced on a woman accused of committing adultery. The punishment was carried out on 05/12/1446 AH. The Primary Urban Court had sentenced the accused to 39 lashes as a disciplinary penalty. This ruling was executed after confirmation by the esteemed Supreme Court.

The disciplinary punishment was implemented in the courtyard of the Primary Urban Court building in the presence of officials, visitors, and local residents.

Notes on Decree

This case reflects the continued normalization of corporal punishment for moral-conduct offenses within the Taliban judicial system, applied specifically to women through disciplinary procedures. The confirmation of the sentence by the Supreme Court underscores the vertical integration of moral enforcement across judicial levels, while the public setting of the punishment situates disciplinary flogging as a visible tool of social regulation rather than individualized justice.

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