UN expresses concern over new morality law in Afghanistan

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed concern over a new morality law enacted by the current administration, citing its broad and restrictive measures on personal conduct.

The newly ratified “Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” includes 35 articles imposing severe restrictions with potentially arbitrary enforcement mechanisms.

Roza Otunbayeva, head of UNAMA, criticized the law for granting moral inspectors discretionary powers to detain individuals based on vague criteria.