The George W. Bush Institute has issued a report warning that the Taliban’s new penal code creates a framework for institutionalized violence and repression.
The assessment states the code is based on a rigid interpretation of Sharia that criminalizes dissent and demands absolute obedience.
The report highlights that the new laws place the Taliban leader above the law and formalize severe restrictions on women and minorities. It argues that this approach dismantles any semblance of the rule of law in favor of an ideological dictatorship.
Legal experts suggest this codification of harsh punishments will further deepen social divisions and discrimination. The institute stresses that the document paves the way for punishing individuals without fair legal process, darkening the human rights outlook.
