The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) tweeted that a recent report indicated that “274 men, 58 women and two boys (were) publicly flogged in last six months in Afghanistan.”

In this report, Fiona Frazer, UNAMA's chief of human rights, criticized corporal punishment and execution and called for the suspension of the death penalty in Afghanistan.

“Corporal punishment is a violation of the Convention against Torture & must cease. The UN is strongly opposed to the death penalty & encourages the DFA to establish an immediate moratorium on executions,” Fiona said.

 In this report, UNAMA asked the current Afghan government to comply with international human rights standards.

"When the circumstances are favorable to prove the crime, and the proper application of Sharia Hudud by a competent judicial system can be determined-- then the implementation of Hudud is necessary for the protection of the society from crimes and cruelty,” said Abdul Hadi Wazeen, an expert on legal issues. 

In the meantime, the Supreme Court of Afghanistan said that in the last six months more than 250 punishments including retribution have been carried out.

"We have to consider all the cases. In the issue of retribution and implementing Sharia Hudud, which is the right of Allah, it is up to the Islamic government, they see repentance as the first step. If the guilty person repents, they will not be executed,” said Suraya Paikan, a political analyst told TOLOnews.
 
The current government's Supreme Court declared on Saturday that it is committed to enforcing Sharia Hudud and retribution, and the Supreme Court judges issued 175 verdicts of retribution, 37 verdicts of stoning, and 4 cases of execution by putting the criminal under a wall (trial by ordeal).