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International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban officials for gender-based crimes

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based crimes against women and girls in Afghanistan, as announced by Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan.
Karim Khan identified Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani as suspects, citing evidence of ongoing persecution since August 2021.
The Taliban's restrictions include banning girls from secondary education and prohibiting women from working, which has been condemned as gender apartheid by the United Nations.
Khan stated that Afghan women and girls, along with the LGBTQI+ community, are facing unprecedented persecution, and he emphasized the need for accountability.

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ICC Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leaders for Gender-Based Crimes Against Women and Girls

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes against women and girls in Afghanistan. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan laid out the case against the two men: Hibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliban, and Hakim Haqqani, chief justice of what the Taliban calls the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Karim Khan: “My office has concluded that these two Afghan nationals are crimin…

29 days ago·New York, United States

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worldpoliticsreview.com

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants over “unprecedented” persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. The post ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders appeared first on World Politics Review.

30 days ago

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Stars and Stripes

Taliban reject ICC move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls

30 days ago·Washington, United States

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Daily Express

Arrest warrants sought for Taliban leaders over horror treatment of women and...

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for top Taliban chiefs.

30 days ago·United Kingdom

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Just Security

Taliban Charges Show US Dilemma, Double Standards in Opposing International Criminal Court

The ICC’s mandate to pursue accountability for grave crimes applies regardless of whether alleged perpetrators are US allies or adversaries.

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Punch Newspapers

Taliban rejects ICC arrest warrant as politically motivated – Punch Newspapers

Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday said an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was “politically motivated.” It comes a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women –- a crime against humanity. “Like many other decisions

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