Orla Guerin, writing for BBC News has reported that The European Union has blocked the release of a documentary on Afghan women who are in jail for so-called "moral crimes". The article states that The EU says it decided to withdraw the film - which it commissioned and paid for - because of "very real concerns for the safety of the women portrayed".
However, human rights workers say the injustice in the Afghan judicial system should be exposed.
Half of Afghanistan's women prisoners are inmates for "zina" or moral crimes.
A statement from the EU's Kabul delegation said the welfare of the women was the paramount consideration in its decision.
No official from the delegation was prepared to be interviewed about the film.
Date: 10 November 2011
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