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Taliban’s New Penal Code Codifies Violence, Obedience and Gender Apartheid

On Jan. 7, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada signed off on the “Penal Principles of Taliban Courts,” a sweeping new penal code that fundamentally reshapes Afghanistan’s legal system: formalizing violence, criminalizing dissent, legalizing slavery and stripping women of legal personhood under the

Taliban’s New Penal Code Codifies Violence, Obedience and Gender Apartheid

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