Afghanistan's Representation in Geneva: Taliban penal code is anti-national and discriminatory

Elaha Fri Jan 2026 8 months ago 947

The representation, in a statement on Thursday in response to the release of this penal law, said: “This law is neither Islamic nor compatible with the foundations of a nation-state.”


According to this diplomatic body, the Taliban, by creating social hierarchies, excluding women from public spaces, and criminalizing religious and ethnic diversity, are undermining the concept of citizenship and weakening social bonds in Afghanistan.


The Representation of Afghanistan in Geneva has emphasized that the country’s future must be built on the basis of popular sovereignty and the equal enjoyment of rights by all citizens, including women.


The human rights organization Rawadari has obtained a copy of the Taliban’s penal code in which the killing of opponents is justified, slavery is recognized, and dancing is defined as a crime. In this document, the Taliban consider only followers of the Hanafi school of thought to be Muslims and label followers of other sects as “innovators.”


Nasir Ahmad Andish, the representative of Afghanistan in Geneva, described the Taliban’s new penal code as “a political project to impose a primitive-tribal, class-based, discriminatory, and anti-national order on Afghan society” and warned that such an approach places the country’s future at risk of serious dangers and deep social divisions.

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The Permanent Representation of Afghanistan in Geneva, expressing deep concern over the Taliban’s penal code, stated that this document, by institutionalizing discrimination, establishes a “mullah-centric class system” and broadly violates the fundamental principles of human dignity, equality, and justice.

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