Women Jailed for "Moral Crimes"

More than 400 women and girls are in the Afghanistan jail for "moral crimes" crimes that include being raped, running away from an abusive husband or family, forced prostitution and others. The men who committed the crimes walk around free with no punishment. In this society, a man can divorce his wife by simply declaring himself divorced, while it is almost impossible for a woman to divorce an abusive husband. Some women, who have gone to the police in need of dire help, have actually been arrested. The Afghani government has been promising to change circumstances for more than a decade, yet nothing has happened. This situation needs to change, and the government needs to own up to its promises. It seems many women around the world have been abused, yet who is their voice? Women in Afghanistan are in dire need of help. Why is it that women seem to be the ones abused?