The ICC chief prosecutor announced the pursuit of arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, citing their alleged roles in gender-based persecution. This move, applauded by human rights organizations, follows years of investigation. Although warrants could be issued, enforcement remains uncertain as both figures have not traveled abroad, and many relevant countries lack obligations to arrest under the ICC's Rome Statute. The prosecutor emphasized the ongoing targeted violence against Afghan women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals as profoundly alarming.
The applications recognize that Afghan women and girls as well as the LGBTQI+ community are facing an unprecedented persecution by the Taliban.
Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, stated there are reasonable grounds to believe that both men bear criminal responsibility for the crime against humanity.
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