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Afghan womens rights in peril, group says articles.latimes/2013/may/21/world/la-fg-afghan-women-20130522 May 21, 2013 | By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for moral crimes has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan governments need to step up efforts to protect womens rights, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The New York-based rights group cited Afghan Interior Ministry statistics showing a sharp increase in the number of women and girls imprisoned for moral crimes, from 400 in October 2011 to 600 in May 2013.
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