ICC Issues Sealed Arrest Warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader and Chief Justice

The ICC’s Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Leaders Are Historic

The top court’s decision sets a clear precedent that persecuting LGBTQ people is a crime against humanity.

Western hypocrisy gives Taliban a free hand to abuse women

The world came together last week to condemn the Taliban’s repressive policies against Afghanistan’s women and girls, making it clear that the one-time insurgent group’s actions are not just barbaric but criminal. The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution that expressed “deep concern” over Afghanistan’s dire human rights situation. It urged the […] The post Western hypocrisy gives Taliban a free hand to abuse wome…

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women - Egypt Independent

CNN  —  The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan. The pair are suspected of “ordering, inducing or soliciting” the persecution of girls, women and others who don’t conform with the Taliban’s policy on gender, the ICC said in a statement. Haibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, chief justice of…

Taliban denounces International Criminal Court warrant for emir, chief justice

After the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Taliban Emir Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for human rights abuses, the Taliban rejected the legitimacy of the court and described the action as an attack against Islam. Akhundzada and Haqqani have served in the Taliban’s harsh judicial system for four decades and are significantly responsible for the group’s extreme policies.

ICC adopts “necessary measures” to ensure health of detainees —spokesperson

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it “adopts all necessary measures” to ensure the health of the suspects in its detention center, but declines to comment on the reported “skin and bones” condition of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is in its custody.