Jan 23, 2025 · The 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.

Jan 23, 2025 · On Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani. They are accused of crimes against humanity on the grounds of gender-based persecution under the Rome Statute of the court, which sets out the duty of every State signatory to exercise its criminal ...

6 days ago · Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Friday condemned the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants against their supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice for ...

36. Specifically, under AKHUNDZADA’s authority as Amir, and often with his direct involvement, the Taliban leadership issued decrees and other instructions which imposed rules and prohibitions severely depriving the targeted persons of fundamental rights.100 While many of the measures aimed at girls and women were ostensibly framed as ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of …

Jan 23, 2025 · The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan Thursday sought arrest warrants for Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan’s interim Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.

6 days ago · The ICC prosecutor announced that there were reasonable grounds to believe that Akhundzada and Haqqani persecuted Afghan women and girls, and their allies, as well as people whom the “Taliban ...

6 days ago · ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant against Taliban leaders for persecuting Afghan women Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani accused of crimes against ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that arrest warrants have been issued for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the Taliban’s chief justice.