Thousands Of Afghan Women Jailed For 'Moral Crimes'

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To Kill A Sparrow (2014): Despite the Taliban's removal in Afghanistan, oppressive tribal traditions impose strict rules on women, leaving thousands of Afghan women imprisoned or killed for 'moral crimes'. Subscribe to Journeyman for more: http://youtube.com/journeymanpictures For similar stories see our Gender Equality playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5iEyaRbuGmVKJoRk9PMKRlM Imprisoned Without Trial in Dubai's Waterfront https://youtu.be/HrqCb5cbqCM Inside Sierra Leone's Sexist Prison System https://youtu.be/mnPhMrXxseY Despite the Taliban regime's ouster in Afghanistan more than a decade ago, oppressive tribal traditions remain more powerful than law, leaving thousands of young Afghan women imprisoned or killed for 'moral crimes'. When Soheila was 5 years old, she was given away in marriage to an old man as compensation for her older brother's crime: stealing the man's third wife. After years of abuse in the marriage, "I ran away with the man I love. When my father found me, he put me in prison. My son was born here in prison", explains Soheila. In 2009 President Karzai passed a law criminalising 23 acts of abuse towards women - including forced marriage. But it has rarely been enforced. "Unfortunately in Afghanistan, as a result of 30 years of war, cultural practices have more power than the law", says Soheila's warden. "We are not afraid of killing her", insists her brother. Soheila’s lover is serving a voluntary six-year sentence; a desperate bid to make peace with her father. "If there were justice they would arrest her father, the man who gave his daughter away in an exchange! There is no law - in the Koran or anywhere else - that says he can do that." Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=68100 CIR - Ref no. 6328 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.