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Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds

Dec 08, 2020, at 04:29 pm

New York: Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant step forward in legal efforts to protect them, according to a UN report published jointly on Monday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).