The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on May 29 entitled, “Injustice and Impunity: Mediation of Criminal Offences of Violence against Women”. By Robin Gomes Despite a law to protect women from violence in Afghanistan, they continue to be victims under traditional forms of justice, says a United Nations report published on…
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The United Nations says women in Afghanistan who are victims of violence have little or no judicial recourse, as perpetrators of the crimes usually go unpunished. The findings were published in a joint report by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Office and the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The report is based on 237 documented…
A BBC reporter has been killed in the east Afghan province of Khost, on a day of attacks which left nearly 40 people dead, other journalists among them. Ahmad Shah, 29, had worked for the BBC Afghan service for more than a year. In a statement, BBC World Service Director Jamie Angus said Shah had…
