ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

23/01/2025 18:41 The Guardian

Reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed against women and girls in Afghanistan, application saysThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and Afghanistan’s chief justice on the grounds that their persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity.It marks the first time the prosecutor has built a case around systemic crimes against women and girls, legal experts say. It is also a rare moment of vindication for Afghan activists, who over the last three years have often felt abandoned by the international community even as Taliban oppression deepened. Continue reading...

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