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‘Bacha bazi’ outrage after pandemic takes play to the small screen

12th August, 2020 · admin · 8 Comments

BBC News:  Two Americans attempted something unconventional. Lyricist Charlie Sohne and composer Tim Rosser created a musical about a subject even Afghans would consider too sensitive and unsettling – “bacha bazi” or “boy play”. The show has also faced criticism for promoting bacha bazi as a tradition that is accepted in Afghanistan. “Bacha bazi is

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Posted in Afghan Children, Entertainment News, Other News | Tags: Azita Ghanizada, Bacha Bazi, Homosexuality |
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U.S. Adds Afghanistan To List Of Worst Human Traffickers Over Child Sexual Slavery, Child Soldiers

26th June, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 26, 2020 The U.S. State Department has added Afghanistan to a list of nations doing little to stop human trafficking, saying Kabul has failed to properly address child sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers. In its annual Trafficking In Persons Report released on June 25, the department included Afghanistan in

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Posted in Afghan Children, Human Rights, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Bacha Bazi, child soldiers, human trafficking |
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Human Rights Group Report ‘Confirms’ Sex Abuse in Logar

18th February, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in a report on Tuesday claimed confirmation of the involvement of several teachers and school officials in the sexual abuse of children in Logar province. According to the Human Rights Commission, “credible evidence” shows that a number of students who became the victims of sexual abuse

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Bacha Bazi, Logar |
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AGO Makes Arrests in Sex Abuse Case in Logar

25th January, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: At least 18 suspects were identified and seven of them were arrested over their alleged involvement in the sexual abuse of children and youths in Logar province, the Attorney General’s Office said on Saturday. This comes a day after reports surfaced in the media that Mohammad Mussa Mahmoudi, the head of Logar’s civil society,

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment | Tags: Bacha Bazi, Logar |
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Probe Team Finds Evidence in Logar Sex Abuse Case

5th January, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: A probe team by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has found evidence to support allegations of sex abuse of children and teenagers at some schools in Logar province, according to a member of the rights organization. The commission plans to keep the details secret until the probe team completes its investigation. The

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Bacha Bazi, Logar |
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Afghan MPs Approve Law on Protection of Children

9th December, 2019 · admin

Tolo News: Afghan MPs have approved the Law on Protection of Child Rights–the Child Protection Act–on Monday after years of wrangling over the legal age of boys and girls. Now, according to the law, boys and girls under the age of 18 are considered children. The law will help victims of the illegal practice of Bacha

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Posted in Afghan Children | Tags: Bacha Bazi |
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Afghanistan Releases Activists Who Exposed Alleged Pedophile Ring

27th November, 2019 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan November 27, 2019 Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency says it has released two activists who helped expose an alleged pedophile ring operating in the country’s schools, a scandal that has sparked national outrage. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has come under fire for arresting last week the two human rights defenders

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Ashraf Ghani Government, Bacha Bazi, NDS |
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NDS: Claims of Sexual Abuse of Boys Made up for Seeking Asylum

26th November, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Ariana: The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, has rejected claims of sexual abuse of boys in Logar schools, saying that seeking asylum was the main reason behind the allegations. In a statement released on Tuesday, NDS said that the claims made by Mohammad Musa Mahmudi, a civil society activist, and his colleagues were

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment | Tags: Bacha Bazi, NDS |
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Afghan Authorities Urged to Release Human Rights Investigators

25th November, 2019 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News November 25, 2019 ISLAMABAD – An international rights group on Monday demanded authorities in Afghanistan immediately release two local human rights defenders who exposed an alleged pedophile ring involved in the abuse of hundreds of school children. In a statement, Amnesty International accused Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS),

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Bacha Bazi, Logar |
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Afghanistan Launches Law on Protection of Child Rights

5th May, 2019 · admin

Ariana: Nearly four million children are deprived of education in Afghanistan, though President Ashraf Ghani vowed this year to improve the quality of education in the country. The Law on Protection of Child Rights was officially launched on Sunday by Afghanistan’s Second Vice President Sarwar Danish and other government and non-government officials in Kabul. Speaking at

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Posted in Afghan Children, Education | Tags: Bacha Bazi |
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