A Legal Critique of the Taliban’s Judicial Charter From “Law” to a “Charter of Barbarism” in Afghanistan
Date: 23/01/2026The Taliban have issued on 4th of January 2026 a document entitled “Criminal Procedure Code for Courts” which is claimed to have entered into force and to be binding following its signature by Hibatullah Akhundzada as the Taliban leader. On its face, the document is presented as a framework for regulating the judicial and […]
HRD+ Statement, Condemning the Taliban’s New Regulation on the Basis of Human Rights Principles
Date: 23/01/2026Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+) considers the Taliban’s new regulation issued on 4th of January 2026 as Criminal Procedure Code for Courts to be a document that institutionalises systematic human rights violations and consolidates rule by coercion—a document founded neither on the will of the people, nor on law, nor on accepted legal standards. […]