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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (111): In Jail For Something That is Not a Crime

woman in Afghan jail SHAH MARAI AFP Getty Images

woman in Afghan jail, photo by SHAH MARAI AFP Getty Images

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Around 70 percent of Afghanistan’s female prisoners are in jail for running away from home despite the act not being a crime under the law (source). Another absurd prison story from Afghanistan is here.

More on the rule of law and on domestic violence. More absurd human rights violations.

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