ICC unveils arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders
The court said the suspects enforced policies that stripped Afghan women and girls of rights to education, movement and expression, and targeted LGBTQI+ people.
- On Monday, the International Criminal Court unveiled arrest warrants for four senior Taliban leaders, including Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, accusing them of gender-based persecution in Afghanistan.
- Although the court disclosed the existence of warrants for Akhundzada and Haqqani last year, the contents remained sealed until now, alongside new warrants for Education Minister Habibullah Agha and Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadim.
- Judges found the four suspects "implemented a governmental policy that resulted in severe violations of fundamental rights and freedoms," citing persecution on gender and political grounds against women, girls, and those perceived as "allies" of them.
- While the charges include murder, torture, and enforced disappearance, the prospect of arrest remains remote as the court lacks a police force to execute warrants against officials currently controlling Afghanistan.
- Taliban-Imposed restrictions continue to curtail public life, with half of Afghan women now leaving their homes only once or twice a month, facing bans on education and public spaces.
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Mujahid Rejects ICC Arrest Warrants, Says It Does Not Recognize Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two Taliban education ministers for crimes against humanity committed by systematically denying the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Kabul, Oct 6 (EFE).- The Taliban government has again rejected the arrest warrants of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its leaders and reiterated that it does not recognize this court, in response to the decision made on Monday by the agency to declassify and make public arrest warrants originally issued in [...] Entry The Taliban reject ICC arrest warrants against their leaders was first published in HolaNews.
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