Taliban Flog 19 People, Including One Woman, in Public in Three Provinces

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The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that 19 people, including one woman, have been publicly flogged in the provinces of Ghor, Balkh and Nimroz.

In statements released today, Thursday (2 April), the court said these individuals had been convicted of “moral corruption, beating a father, illicit relations, theft and sodomy”.

According to the court, in Saghar district of Ghor province, a woman convicted of “moral corruption” was sentenced to 10 lashes, which was carried out after approval by the Taliban’s Supreme Court.

In Nimroz province, 17 people convicted of “beating a father, illicit relations, theft and sodomy” were sentenced to punishments ranging from five months to eight years in prison and 15 to 39 lashes, which were carried out in the presence of Taliban judicial officials.

Meanwhile, in Shortepa district of Balkh province, one person convicted of “sodomy” was sentenced to two years in prison and 30 lashes, which was carried out after approval by the Taliban’s Supreme Court at a public gathering.

It is worth noting that since returning to power, the Taliban have increased the use of corporal punishment in public, a trend that has particularly exposed women to violence and public punishment.