UN Experts Urge Taliban To Repeal Penal Code
UN human rights experts have raised concerns in an open letter to the Taliban over their penal code, warning that they undermine human rights protections in Afghanistan and should be repealed.
UN human rights experts have raised concerns in an open letter to the Taliban over their penal code, warning that they undermine human rights protections in Afghanistan and should be repealed.
The experts said the Taliban’s criminal procedure code for courts, known as “Decree No. 12”, is inconsistent with Afghanistan’s international obligations.
In the letter, addressed to Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, they stressed that parts of the regulations do not align with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention Against Torture and other human rights treaties.
The experts called for the immediate revision of the regulations and urged the Taliban to respect the rights of all individuals under their control.
