The number
of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities has increased by 50%. These
girls and women are jailed for ''moral crimes''. The number increased from 400
in October 2011 to 600 in May 2013. Women in Afghanistan suffer from domestic
violence and are forced to marry people they are not willing to marry. Most
women decide to flee their homes because of their abusive husbands.
Running
away is not a crime under Afghan law, but the Afghan Supreme Court has told
judges to regard as criminals women who flee their homes.
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Four years after the adoption of a law on violence against women and 12 years
Taliban rule, women are still imprisoned
for being victims of forced marriage,
domestic violence and rape,''. said Brad Adams.
Women
can hardly hold jobs, attend school and are not even allowed to leave their
household unless accompanied by a male relative. The Afghan government needs to be tough on
the women abusers instead blaming women who are crime victims.
This
was very shocking to me because I cannot imagine myself living with someone
I've never wanted to marry . I don't know about you but I think that
this is one of the reasons why the rate of rape is so high in Afghanistan. Men
will certainly take advantage of that law because as long as there's no four
male witnesses to protest against the rapist. I personally think that the law in Afghanistan needs to change and
they should stop treating women like animals. I think that the law needs to
make it legal for women to divorce their
abusive husbands. Jailing them is not the solution to the problem, as a matter
of fact the problem is in the law. My opinion is that women in all
countries should have the rights as everyone. I believe that women in Afghanistan
should be treated in the same way as males. Women shouldn't have to live like
this. No one should be forced to marry anyone, no one should be
forced to live with an abusive husband ,and no one should be jailed for fleeing
from their home.
We should all have a choice to choose what we
want and who we want. It is our human right to feel safe and secured to in our
country and not have to be accompanied by a male relative.
They
should be allowed to be educated and maybe the country will change. As we all
know that education is one of the most powerful thing that can change the
world. Afghanistan needs more education and that will help them understand the
value of women.
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Wow, that's incredibly horrific. I really like how you included a video adding information on your topic. I really enjoyed reading your blog and I love how you chose to write about women's rights. Keep up the great work, Giselle!
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