The Taliban's Supreme Leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has recently made statements defending the Islamic criminal justice system, including the reinstatement of public stoning and flogging women for acts such as adultery. These comments have sparked international outrage, with critics condemning the practices as abhorrent and a significant regression in women's rights in Afghanistan. The criticism follows the Taliban's return to power, which saw rapid reversals in the progress made for women's rights over the past two decades, particularly after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region. Statements include 'We will stone women for adultery' and 'We will stone them to death'.
This makes me sick to my stomach. How can we allow women to be “stoned to death in public” in 2024? The world’s silence is deafening. Where is the humanity? We can’t let the Taliban do this to the women of Afghanistan. Time to speak up! https://t.co/Ft7vKssdiS
In the Taliban's Afghanistan, publicly stoning women to death is acceptable punishment. Absolutely abhorrent. I'm heartbroken that the gains made by women over two decades were wiped out in weeks after the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal. https://t.co/0TzJM2Khcq
Taliban leader rejects women’s rights: ‘We will flog women in public, we will stone them to death’ https://t.co/4LnFBhJ0BC via @BIZPACReview
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