Crime - an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law (Merriam Webster Dictionary). In some parts of Afghanistan, it is considered a crime for women to leave their husbands or run away from home. How can an act that should be a basic human right be considered criminal and punishable by law? There has been uproar in Afghanistan for change to be implemented to the country's draft penalty code so that women will not be imprisoned or forced to endure "virginity exams" for committing harmless moral crimes. Many girls and women who commit these moral crimes are actually escaping forced marriages or domestic violence by husbands. Even so, these women are unjustly arrested and prosecuted. These moral crimes should not even be considered criminal, and officials and police should instead address the root of why these women are so desperate to escape their home life. Afghanistan will continue to remain a patriarchal country unless people acknowledge that women are too afraid to seek help and have to resort to running away or hiding to escape their abusers.
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