The president's statement ordering an investigation into the stoning.

The Afghan penal code does not provide for stoning.

(c) Stoning as a method of execution, and the continued issuing of sentences of execution by stoning

A Facebook user commented under a video in which parliamentarians condemned the stoning

(c) To abolish, in law and in practice, the use of stoning as a method of execution

President Ashraf Ghani called the stoning non Islamic and criminal, and ordered a thorough investigation of the incident.

(i) To abolish the punishment of execution by stoning and, in the meantime, to end the practice of stoning, as recommended by the head of the judiciary

(d) The growing number of executions in the absence of respect for internationally recognized safeguards, and in particular deplores public and especially cruel executions, such as stoning

(d) The recommendation by the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to judges that they choose alternative punishment in cases where the sentence of stoning would otherwise be imposed

It is believed that she was killed around April 7, 2007, but the incident did not come to light until video of the stoning, apparently recorded on a mobile phone, appeared on the Internet.

While the Wahhabis could yet be bribed again with oil money, the sect s power hungry judges eagerly await the next beheading, stoning, or lashing in Riyadh s public square.

(e) The recommendation by the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to judges in December 2002 that they choose alternative punishment in cases where the sentence of stoning would otherwise be imposed

They said O Shu 'aib , much of what you say is meaningless to us , and then ( for sure ) you are powerless among us . But for your clan we would have stoned you to death .

They said , O Shuaib ! We do not understand most of what you say , and indeed we perceive you weak among us were it not for your relatives , we would have stoned you and in our sight , you have no respect at all .

They said , ' Shuaib , we do not understand much of what thou sayest . Truly we see thee weak among us but for thy tribe we would have stoned thee for thou art not strong against us .

They said O Shu 'aib ! we understanand not much of that which thou sayest , and verily we see thee weak among us , and were it not for thy company we had surely stoned thee , and thou art not among us mighty .

We do not understand much of what you say , and we see you a weak ( man , it is said that he was a blind man ) among us . Were it not for your family , we should certainly have stoned you and you are not powerful against us .

They said , O Shuaib , we do not understand much of what you say , and we see that you are weak among us . Were it not for your tribe , we would have stoned you .

Indeed we see you weak in our midst . Were it not for your kinsmen , we would surely have stoned you for you have no strength to overpower us .

We understand not much of that thou tellest , and lo ! we do behold thee weak among us . But for thy family , we should have stoned thee , for thou art not strong against us .

They said , O Shu ayb , we do not understand much of what you say . Indeed we see that you are weak amongst us , and were it not for your tribe , we would have stoned you , and you are not a formidable challenge for us .

Indeed , we see you weak among us . If it was not for your tribe we would have stoned you because you are not strong against us '

They said , O Shu 'ayb , we do not understand much of what you say , and indeed , we consider you among us as weak . And if not for your family , we would have stoned you to death and you are not to us one respected .

They said , Shu 'ayb , we do not understand much of what you say , but we know that you are weak among us . Had it not been for our respect of your tribe , we would have stoned you to death you are not very dear to us .

They said O Shu 'aib ! we do not understand much of what you say and most surely we see you to be weak among us , and were it not for your family we would surely stone you , and you are not mighty against us .

They replied , Shu 'ayb , we do not understand much of what you say . In fact , we see that you are powerless among us.Were it not for your clan , we would have stoned you , for you are not strong against us .

In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength ! Were it not for thy family , we should certainly have stoned thee ! for thou hast among us no great position !

(d) The recommendation by the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to judges in December 2002 that they choose alternative punishment in cases where the sentence of stoning would otherwise be imposed

Rokhshana was forced to marry an old man against her will, and she was stoned after she was caught eloping with another man in Ghor province, Ghor's provincial police chief General Mustafa told Tolo News after the October 25 stoning.

They who conceal Our signs and the guidance We have sent them and have made clear in the Book , are condemned of God and are condemned by those who are worthy of condemning .

Indeed those who hide the clear proofs and the guidance which We sent down , after We made it clear to mankind in the Book upon them is the curse of Allah and the curse of those who curse .

Those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance that We have sent down , after We have shown them clearly in the Book they shall be cursed by God and the cursers ,

Verily those who hide that which We have sent down of evidence and the guidance , after We have expounded its Unto mankind in the Book , these ! curseth them Allah , and shall curse them the cursers

Verily , those who conceal the clear proofs , evidences and the guidance , which We have sent down , after We have made it clear for the people in the Book , they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers .

Those who suppress the proofs and the guidance We have revealed , after We have clarified them to humanity in the Scripture those God curses them , and the cursers curse them .

Indeed Allah curses , and the cursers , too , curse those who conceal the clear teachings and guidance We have sent down , after We have made these plain in the Book for the guidance of all mankind .

Lo ! Those who hide the proofs and the guidance which We revealed , after We had made it clear to mankind in the Scripture such are accursed of Allah and accursed of those who have the power to curse .

Indeed those who conceal what We have sent down of manifest proofs and guidance , after We have clarified it in the Book for mankind they shall be cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers ,

Those who hide the clear verses and the guidance We have sent down after We have clarified them in the Book for the people shall be cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers ,

Indeed , those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse ,

Those who hide the authoritative proofs and the guidance that We have revealed , after it has been made clear for the People of the Book , will be condemned by God and those who have the right to condemn .

Surely those who conceal the clear proofs and the guidance that We revealed after We made it clear in the Book for men , these it is whom Allah shall curse , and those who curse shall curse them ( too ) .

Those who conceal the evidence of the truth and the guidance We have revealed , after We have made them clear to people in the Scripture , will be rejected by God and so do others .

Those who conceal the clear ( Signs ) We have sent down , and the Guidance , after We have made it clear for the people in the Book , on them shall be Allah 's curse , and the curse of those entitled to curse ,

Replying to the question by the representative of Canada, he said that the death penalty fell within his mandate only when the death sentence was based on evidence obtained under torture or when particularly cruel methods of execution were used, such as stoning or double hanging.