Afghanistan: Choosing Peace Over Justice

• Published in: Diplomat (Rozelle, N.S.W.)
• Main Author: Dwivedi, Neha
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Tribune Content Agency LLC 20.07.2017
• Subjects: Amnesties; Crimes against humanity; Genocide; Hostility; International relations; Karzai, Hamid; Military air strikes; Political activism; Rape; Sex crimes; War crimes; Kabul Afghanistan; Afghanistan

The failure of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to document past war crimes and the decision of Ghani to continue with the Amnesty Law, which provides blanket amnesty to those involved in the past and present conflicts, brought into light the need for transitional justice in Afghanistan. Accordi...