Acid attacks violate human rights according to international conventions and the Afghan constitution. The constitution prohibits all acts that violate human dignity. Afghan law defines acid attacks as a form of violence against women and punishes offenders with 10 to 20 years in prison. Though acid attacks were used as a political tactic in the 1970s, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission has not recorded any cases in the past three years, indicating the situation has improved.

1. Acid Attacks
In
Afghanistan

2. Acid attacks violating human rights
1. Violation of human dignity
2. Violation of the right to liberty and personal
security
3. Violation of the right to participate in public
affairs
Not: All this rights listed in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and the International Conventions

3. The constitution
• Article 29:
1. Acts contrary to human dignity of any kind is
prohibited
•
1. Punishment of any violation of human dignity is
prohibited
•

4. Acid Attacks is a crime
Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women
• Article 5: Acid attacks is a violence against women
and a crime
•
• Article 20: The doer of action will be sentenced to
10 to 20 years Imprisonment
•

5. The situation in Afghanistan
• Acid attack by Mujahideen in 1971 and
was promoted
•
• Female students were attacked by
fundamentalist parties
•

6. Reasons
1. Prevention of higher education for girls
•
2. Modeling neighbors
•
3. The political use of women's rights
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4. Demonstrate the political power
•

7. The situation in Afghanistan-2
• In the past three years, the AIHRC has not
recorded any cases of acid attack
•
• Four years ago, only one case was recorded
•

8. Resources
• The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
Afghanistan Constitution, ratified in
1382
• The Ministry of Justice, Law on
Elimination of Violence Against
Women, date of issue: