Acid Attacks In

Afghanistan

Acid attacks violating human rights

1. Violation of human dignity

2. Violation of the right to liberty and personal

security

3. Violation of the right to participate in public

affairs

Not: All this rights listed in the Universal Declaration

of Human Rights and the International Conventions

The constitution• Article 29:

1. Acts contrary to human dignity of any kind is

prohibited

•. است ممنوع انسانی کرامت مخالف عمل هرنوع

1. Punishment of any violation of human dignity is

prohibited

•. است ممنوع انسانی کرامت خالف مجازات هرنوع

Acid Attacks is a crime

Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women

• Article 5: Acid attacks is a violence against women and

a crime

•. است جرم و زنان علیه خشونت اسید، با حمله

• Article 20: The doer of action will be sentenced to 10

to 20 years Imprisonment

حبس • به عمل .20الی 10مرتکب شود می محکوم سال

The situation in Afghanistan

• Acid attack by Mujahideen in 1971 and was promoted

سالهای • در اسید با مجاهدین 1971حمله توسط. شد رواج

• Female students were attacked by fundamentalist parties

می • حمله اسید با محصلین بر گرا بنیاد احزابکردند.

Reasons1. Prevention of higher education for girls

زنان • عالی تحصیالت از جلوگیری2. Modeling neighbors

همسایه • کشورهای از برداری الگو3. The political use of women's rights

زنان • حقوق از سیاسی استفاده4. Demonstrate the political power

سیاسی • قدرت دادن نشان

The situation in Afghanistan-2

• In the past three years, the AIHRC has not

recorded any cases of acid attackکمیسیون • در اسید با حمله از موردی هیچ گذشته، سال سه در

. است نشده ثبت

• Four years ago, only one case was recorded•. بود شده ثبت مورد یک صرف قبل سال چهار

Resources

• The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan Constitution, ratified in 1382• The Ministry of Justice, Law on

Elimination of Violence Against Women, date of issue: 1388