Afghanistan lawmakers approve new electoral law
May 24, 2013
The Afghan Parliament approved two new electoral laws Wednesday that will take effect in the elections next spring. According to Tolo News of Afghanistan, the statutes in question will provide a legal framework for the quarantine of ballot boxes and the creation of a complaints commission. Both hou....... [more] 
UN urges Afghanistan to approve women's rights legislation
May 21, 2013
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women on Monday urged Afghanistan's government to fully respect and defend the fundamental rights of women and girls by ensuring the implementation of and respect for women's rights legislation. This call comes in response to the Afghanistan pa....... [more]
Afghanistan parliament blocks women's rights legislation
May 19, 2013
The Afghanistan parliament on Saturday blocked legislation that would have worked to strengthen women's rights in the country. If passed, the legislation would have protected provisions of the 2009 Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), which was originally implemented by presidential....... [more]
Pakistan president signed legislation to implement Sharia law in province
April 13, 2013
On April 13, 2009, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari signed legislation that officially established Islamic Sharia law in the country's North West Frontier Province of Swat, an area bordering Afghanistan. Islamic militants linked to the Taliban reached an agreement with the government to implement....... [more]
Dutch judge blocks terror suspect's extradition to US
April 5, 2013
A Dutch judge on Friday blocked the extradition to the US of a Dutch-Pakistani terror suspect until US authorities agree to provide post traumatic stress disorder treatment equal to what he is currently receiving. The suspect, known under Dutch privacy laws only as Sabir K., is accused of plotting a....... [more]
US transfers full control of Bagram prison to Afghanistan
March 25, 2013
The US gave full control of Bagram Prison to Afghanistan on Monday, winding down US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sought to regain control of the detention center in efforts to reclaim sovereignty over the country, as the US begins withdrawing troops from the r....... [more]
Afghanistan tribunal sentences perpetrators of Kabul Bank fraud
March 5, 2013
A special court in Afghanistan on Tuesday sentenced 20 men to four to five years in prison for their involvement in the USD $935 million fraud that led to the 2010 collapse of Kabul Bank. Founder and former chairman Sherkhan Farnood and former chief executive officer Khalilullah Ferozi were each giv....... [more]
Afghanistan government confirms UN findings of prisoner torture
February 11, 2013
An Afghan government commission announced Monday that it has confirmed the findings of a report released last month by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that revealed widespread torture and mistreatment of prisoners in facilities across Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai had ordered....... [more]
HRW to Afghanistan: prosecute sexual abusers, not victims
February 10, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that Afghanistan needs to take steps to ensure that its laws protect victims of sexual abuse and do not result in their prosecution. HRW is calling for this reform following a recent court decision which convicted a 13-year-old boy and sentenced him to one yea....... [more]
HRW to Afghanistan: end torture in government detention facilities
February 3, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged Afghanistan to make meaningful reforms to end the use of torture in government detention centers. HRW called attention to a UN report released last month that more than half of pre-trial detainees being held in Afghanistan were being subjected to torture, say....... [more]
Pakistan Foreign Minister condemns US drone attacks
January 22, 2013
Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday condemned US drone attacks as a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and international law. Khar stated that the drone attacks are "counterproductive" and that she plans to discuss the issue with the US and its ambassador to Pakistan. E....... [more]
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