The Taliban's social code and its interpretation of the Sharia have created severe hardships for women. Religious police regularly flogged, beat, and otherwise punished women in detention centers and public places for violating Taliban dress codes, which include wearing the burqa, a one-piece garment covering the entire body. Women also have to follow the customs of purdah and mehrem. Purdah requires families to isolate women from men who are not relatives, and mehrem states that women are to be accompanied by a male relative when they leave their homes. The rating for freedom of travel and expression in Taliban rule is a one because there are no freedoms of speech, press or rights to assemble. .
The right to bear arms is the right for people to own and keep arms. The Taliban have no law restricting this right, therefore on the rating scale they deserve a 10.
Freedom from Search and Seizure is a persons right to not have any of their personal belongings searched or taken away without a written warrant. Taliban officials and police pay no attention to this freedom. If they suspect something, they are allowed to do anything they want to find out if the suspected is true. This means that there is no freedom from search and seizure so their rating is a one.
The right of due process means that people are not to be held to answer for a capital crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury. The Taliban do have a court system but there are no due process safeguards. The Proceedings are brief, the defendants lack the right to legal counsel, and there is no right of appeal. The rating for the Taliban is a three. Even though there are no safeguards for the right of due process, it is there. .
Freedom from Torture and Self-Incrimination is the right for the convicted to not have cruel and unusual punishment brought upon them and they must have due process to be convicted. Again there are no due process safeguards, which make it tough for defendants to argue their cases.
Afghanistan Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of Central Asia, has had a turbulent history. ... Years of civil war, which just not long ago calmed down, have caused a gap between many tribes and families that may take a long time to close. ... Afghanistan is located in southern Asia. ... The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul. ... Afghanistan's government was very fluctuant. ...
The rights of Afghan women before and after the Taliban Prior to the attacks on New York, and Washington D.C. on September 11, 2001, few Americans were aware or concerned about the unbelievable human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan. These injustices are aimed most severely at Afghan women, who, since the Taliban came to power in 1996, have lost even the most basic rights. Prior to 1996 American women had Afghan peers in almost every field. ... Before 1996 most Afghan women had finished high school and many had degrees or were enrolled in colleges. ... Women also made up ha...
Every day, women in Afghanistan are beaten and raped by Taliban officials, in addition to being denied their basic rights ("Perspective on Women's Plight"). ... The entire concept of human rights is based upon the foundation that human rights should apply to everyone. ... The Talib regime in Afghanistan is clearly violating human rights. ... It is true that Afghanistan has had many social problems in the past; they have faced Soviet domination and have been at civil war for eighteen years. ... Not only do we have a moral obligation to enforce the recognition of human rights, but Afghanist...
The future of Afghanistan after this milestone is anyone's guess, but history has shown that given many of the current indicators, the potential for civil war is high. The foremost catalyst for civil war are the Taliban, who were ousted by the allied forces in 2001. ... The Taliban's aggressive actions in taking and maintaining control of the country was violent and reported to have violated many humanitarian rights. ... (Human Rights Watch, 2001, p. 21) Since the Taliban's removal from power, Afghanistan has had many changes for the positive. ... (North Atlantic Treaty Organiz...
Women's Rights in Afghanistan The women in Afghanistan have been denied their civil rights in a country dominated by tyrannical men. ... Women in Afghanistan end up having no choices, no rights in their lives. ... I don't understand how some men think that they have the right to decide whether women are worthy of having not only human rights but also civil rights. There have been advances in women's rights in Afghanistan, with their role limited largely to the home. ... Therefore, I am glad to say that women in Afghanistan do have some civil and human rights. ...
US had achieved one of its targets and that was Afghanistan but now there came more problems to be solved "The reconstruction of Afghanistan" and more over the "Reconciliation of Ethnic parties in Afghanistan". ... Human Rights Watch believes that at least hundreds of civilians were among those killed as the panicked population of Mazar-i Sharif tried to evade the gunfire or escape the city. ... This mechanism would enable the Afghans to hold "free and fair elections, in accord with Afghan traditions," accompanied by a cessation of hostilities and an end to military assistance to all Afghan ...
The lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and children have been shattered in the human rights catastrophe that has devastated Afghanistan over the past few years. ... However, all of these rights came to an abrupt halt under this new government leadership. ... In every other Arab region in the world women's rights are not restricted as they are in Afghanistan. ... Women who lost their husbands during Afghanistan's long civil war had no source of income. ... The U.S. totally supports with the Afghans in reclaiming their traditions and their rights, and is taking great meas...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on June 18th that the United States is currently discussing negotiations for a possible settlement to the war in Afghanistan (Graham-Harrison). ... Taliban reintegration was only possible "provided they meet the Afghan government's long-standing red lines: renounce violence, break with al Qaeda and live under the Afghan constitution, including respect for the rights of women," she said (Graham-Harrison). ... However, many Afghans, including women's and civil society activists, fear that if these preliminary talks progress any further, the pr...
Civil Disobedience When we think of civil disobedience in modern times we conjure up images of Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for African American civil rights against White America, or Ghandi peacefully defeating the British in India. ... Civil Disobedience has as long a history as governments themselves. ... On the other hand social protest in the form of civil disobedience has been proven to be one of the most formidable ways to deal with government injustices. ... In Afghanistan, Iraq, Madrid and countless other places around the world the Bush administration is making war and/or te...