In Afghan Child Abuse Cases, Victims Go to Jail

Chris Engel 3/29/134:45 PM

"Rights activists say children are imprisoned for “moral crimes” while the perpetrators escape prosecution....

"As in other societies, sexual abuse of children is a highly sensitive issue in Afghanistan. The judicial system is not set up to cope, and the victims often end up being placed in juvenile detention centres under the catch-all terminology of “moral crime”, while their adult assailants go unpunished...."
http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2013/03/26/in-afghan-child-abuse-cases-victims-go-to-jail.html

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