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1. AFGHANISTAN: Stop sale of children, rights watchdog says
KABUL, 3 February 2008 (IRIN) - The recent sale of three Afghan girls in separate incidents by parents
blaming extreme poverty for their actions has sparked concern about the safety of poor children in
Afghanistan and the lack of adequate legal mechanisms to effectively curb such trade.
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has expressed alarm over the sale of
the children, who came from Herat, Kunduz and Takhar provinces.
“We are shocked over these cases,” Hangama Anwary, AIHRC’s commissioner on the rights of
children, told IRIN in Kabul. “They pose a serious warning about a possible catastrophe which may
affect poor Afghan children.”
In early January, a displaced family in Shaydayee camp in Herat Province, in western Afghanistan,
reportedly sold one of their twin four-month-old daughters for 2,000 Afghanis (US$40) due to their
inability to feed both babies.
On 27 January, the parents of a nine-month-old girl in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province sold
their daughter for US$20, the human rights commission confirmed. In addition to being very poor,
both parents suffered from walking disabilities.
In neighbouring Takhar Province, another nine-month-old girl was sold for US$240, local Afghan
news agency Pajhwok reported on 28 January quoting the provincial governor.
In all three cases only female children were offered for sale.
AFGHANISTAN: penjualan Berhenti anak, pengawas hak mengatakan
KABUL, 3 Februari 2008 (IRIN) - Penjualan baru-baru ini tiga gadis Afghanistan dalam insiden terpisah
oleh orang tua menyalahkan kemiskinan ekstrim untuk tindakan mereka telah memicu kekhawatiran
tentang keselamatan anak-anak miskin di Afghanistan dan kurangnya mekanisme hukum yang
memadai untuk secara efektif mengekang perdagangan tersebut .
2. Komisi HAM Independen Afghanistan (AIHRC) telah menyatakan alarm atas penjualan anak-anak,
yang berasal dari Herat, Kunduz dan Takhar provinsi.
"Kami sangat terkejut atas kasus ini," Hangama Anwary, komisaris AIHRC di hak-hak anak, kepada
IRIN di Kabul. "Mereka menimbulkan peringatan serius tentang bencana yang mungkin yang dapat
mempengaruhi anak-anak Afghanistan yang buruk."
Pada awal Januari, sebuah keluarga pengungsi di kamp Shaydayee di Provinsi Herat, di Afghanistan
barat, dilaporkan terjual salah satu putri empat bulan lama mereka kembar untuk 2.000 Afghan (US
$ 40) karena ketidakmampuan mereka untuk memberi makan kedua bayi.
Pada tanggal 27 Januari, orang tua dari seorang gadis sembilan bulan di Afghanistan utara Kunduz ini
Province menjual putri mereka untuk US $ 20, komisi hak asasi manusia menegaskan. Selain menjadi
sangat miskin, kedua orang tua menderita berjalan cacat.
Di negara tetangga Takhar Province, lain gadis sembilan bulan-tua itu dijual seharga US $ 240, kantor
berita lokal Afghanistan Pajhwok melaporkan pada 28 Januari mengutip gubernur provinsi.
Dalam ketiga kasus hanya anak-anak perempuan yang ditawarkan untuk dijual.