ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Akhundzada Haqqani Over Gender Based Persecution in Afghanistan

ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Akhundzada Haqqani Over Gender Based Persecution in Afghanistan

Taliban Leaders Arrest Warrant: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said to issue arrest warrants against Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice of β€œIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan” Abdul Hakim Haqqani. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan issued a statement in this regard. This warrant has been issued regarding crimes committed against women and girls and cases of sexual harassment in Afghanistan. According to the ICC, under the leadership of the Taliban, Afghan women and girls have been continuously deprived of human rights since August 15, 2021. The prosecutor…

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