AIHRC Says Violence Against Women in Afghanistan Reached Record Levels in 2013

The Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan (AIHRC) says that violence against women in Afghanistan reached record levels in 2013. "Figures released last month (December 2013) show that the six-month period between March and September 2013 witnessed a 25 percent increase in recorded attacks". New laws and international agreements and accords have put protective regulations and policies on the books in Afghanistan but there is little political will among the public, police, and judiciary to observe the rules. Read more in "Violence Against Women in Afghanistan Peaked in 2013", The Diplomat, January 14, 2014.