RIGHTS: Two-Thirds of Boys in Afghan Jails Are Brutalised, Study Finds

[cory777]

Source: IPS

By Gareth Porter*

WASHINGTON, Mar 30, 2010 (IPS) - Nearly two of every three male juveniles arrested in Afghanistan are physically abused, according to a study based on interviews with 40 percent of all those now incarcerated in the country's juvenile justice system.

The study, carried out by U.S. defence attorney Kimberly Motley for the international children's rights organisation Terre des Hommes, reveals a justice system that subjects juveniles, many of whom are already innocent victims, to torture, forced confessions and blatant violation of their rights in court.

Motley, who may be the only practicing Western defence attorney in Afghanistan, told IPS that the study shows the need for alternatives to introducing juveniles into what she calls the "injustice system".

Read more: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50843

[SoapBox]

1. Call in the Pope...

Maybe the Catholic Cult and Popey can chime in with some tips.

And yes...I mean it as the sickest kind of insult to the Catholic Cult as possible.

The world is one sick place when it can't think of anything else to do but
kill and abuse.

[KoKo]

2. Yes...can you give testimonials to the Afghan Women Raped and Tortured?

Obviously there are problems there...but we have our own problems caused by "there" over "here."

So...what's your point?

[KoKo]

3. BTW...your Handle "Copy 777" says more about yout than you might want to reveal...

Maybe you need to re-register, here?

[Stumbler]

4. This is a terrible story

But at the risk of appearing to change topics, perhaps we should address the brutality inflicted on the millions of non-violent drug offenders within our own prison system before we criticize other nations, especially those nations we chose to invade and occupy...

Jails are inherently violent places, not fit for juvenile boys or non-violent pot-heads.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. winning the hearts and minds

:sarcasm: