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Burkas behind bars: Afghan women in prison

Published: 05 October, 2009, 11:00
Edited: 26 August, 2010, 09:50


Zarmina, sentenced for a crime she had not committed, Badam Bagh Central Prison for Women Offenders, Kabul (Photo by Lizette Potgieter)

Most Afghan women are illiterate, face poverty, have limited access to healthcare, and subjected to continued and widespread violence. As if this is not enough, they are often arbitrarily imprisoned for “moral crimes”.

 
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Jesse May 18, 2010, 13:29 quote
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Well, for one, this makes me feel kind of bad for feeling sorry for myself so much lately. I have it pretty good compared to some of these poor souls. Punishing the victim, letting anybody make up bogus crimes, bribery, the lack of any solid judicial system - but do I really need to point it out? It's sad. I doubt it's easy to piece your life back together after getting caught up in it, either. It's so alien to me. I grew up being outraged if my father so much as made a sexist remark; I can't imagine living in a culture where this kind of vast fissure in the difference of treatment in the sexes is the norm. It makes me ill just reading these horror stories. This isn't just being unfair to one group of people and being better to another, they're pretty much ruining their lives. I don't know; I have to say I admire their strength, though. I don't think I'd be able to handle anything like any of that. Social change is slow and takes many voices backing the same cause; I'm certainly not being helpful, but there are people out there working towards these women's rights, and whether they have a strong impact at the moment or not that shows that there's hope. Maybe one day their children, or their grandkids won't have to suffer in the same way.

MoonDoggie June 30, 2010, 20:08 quote
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The above article should serve as a lesson to those in the first world who take freedom for granted.Many men and women take what they have in their countries for granted,they should live in those women shoes for a day then they will respect freedom.Someday god will bring freedom to that country but till then we should just continue to pray to the almighty.I am so thankful that you guys are able to bring stories like this to light.Thanks for such a great job.

nico basson August 06, 2010, 13:03 quote
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High quality journalism!!!!!!!!!!

Hexxor August 26, 2010, 01:35 quote
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There is an organization called RAWA that works for womens rights in Afghanistan.

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