ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Over Women Persecution
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement Tuesday, the ICC said Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban\u2019s supreme leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, its chief justice, are \u201ccriminally responsible\u201d for ordering or inciting the systemic persecution of females and others who do not conform to the Taliban\u2019s gender policies since the group seized power on August 15, 2021.<\/p>\n
Since regaining control, the Taliban has imposed sweeping restrictions on women\u2019s rights, including banning girls from attending school beyond sixth grade, enforcing strict dress codes, limiting freedom of movement, and silencing women\u2019s voices in public spaces. The Taliban dismissed the ICC\u2019s action as \u201cnonsense,\u201d insisting it does not recognize the court\u2019s jurisdiction and accusing it of hostility toward Islam.<\/p>\n
The warrants come a day after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution expressing grave concern about Afghanistan\u2019s worsening human rights situation and urging the Taliban to reverse its policies. Rights groups welcomed the ICC\u2019s move as an important step toward accountability. Amnesty International described it as \u201ccrucial,\u201d while Human Rights Watch said it could offer victims and families a path to justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders Over Women Persecution ………………… The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement Tuesday, the ICC said Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban\u2019s supreme leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan"],"yoast_head":"\n