Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday expressed concern about a proposed media law in Afghanistan that would increase government authority to regulate the press. According to HRW, the new law would place greater oversight authority...
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The US government is considering transferring suspected Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay to prisons in Afghanistan, officials told AP on Saturday. The potential transfer is part of an ongoing effort by the US government to improve...
The 'Great Game' & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says that determining the impact of the recently announced Strategic Partnership Agreement between the US and Afghanistan requires a look into the many interests vested in the region...As...
Afghanistan election commission proposes voting changes to prevent fraud
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Saturday drafted proposed amendments to the country's electoral law in an effort to prevent future election fraud. According to IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor, about...
HRW urges Afghanistan to release women and girls jailed for 'moral crimes'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Afghan government to release women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" , many of which involve flight from unlawful forced marriage or domestic violence and...
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law says that there is no true legal distinction between liberators and occupiers, and that because it does not look like there will be a treaty...
Death penalty possible for US soldier accused in Afghanistan civilian shootings
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta indicated on Tuesday that a US soldier accused of shooting and killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges. The identity of the US...
Five detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility agreed to be transferred to Qatar, a spokesperson for Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced Saturday. The detainees, who are associated with the Taliban [CFR...
Afghanistan commission calls for detainee custody transfer, alleges US abuse
An investigative commission in Afghanistan issued a statement on Saturday alleging the abuse of prisoners held by the US military at prisons in their country. The commission called for the transfer of all prisoners held by the...
The Afghan Local Police (ALP) force is committing serious abuses , and the Afghan government is doing little to hold the officials accountable, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced Monday. In a report entitled "Just...
