This happened last month, but no major media in the US seem to have covered it.
What a bunch of evil *****.
An Afghan human rights body has condemned the new “Criminal Procedure Code” issued by Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, saying it legitimises discrimination and abuse. The code categorises citizens into four classes, explicitly recognises slavery (termed “ghulami” or “ghulam”) as a legal status, and grants mullahs and clerics immunity from criminal prosecution.
Punishments for the same offence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan will now vary based on the offender's class, Rawadari, the human rights body said.
According to Article 9 of the new code, the top spot among the four classes will be occupied by the religious scholars or mullahs. If the mullahs commit any crime, they would just be advised, while those at the bottom of the social class would be subjected to imprisonment and corporal punishment, it pointed out.
Taliban’s new criminal code sparks outrage for legitimising slavery, social bias
What a bunch of evil *****.
An Afghan human rights body has condemned the new “Criminal Procedure Code” issued by Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, saying it legitimises discrimination and abuse. The code categorises citizens into four classes, explicitly recognises slavery (termed “ghulami” or “ghulam”) as a legal status, and grants mullahs and clerics immunity from criminal prosecution.
Punishments for the same offence in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan will now vary based on the offender's class, Rawadari, the human rights body said.
According to Article 9 of the new code, the top spot among the four classes will be occupied by the religious scholars or mullahs. If the mullahs commit any crime, they would just be advised, while those at the bottom of the social class would be subjected to imprisonment and corporal punishment, it pointed out.
Taliban’s new criminal code sparks outrage for legitimising slavery, social bias