ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Government for Persecuting Women and Girls
January 25, 2025The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he will seek arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls.
Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani bore criminal responsibility for crimes against humanity on gender grounds.
ICC judges will now decide whether to issue an arrest warrant.
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