The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced intentions to seek arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders due to serious allegations of gender-based persecution against women and the LGBTQI+ community in Afghanistan. He claims this treatment constitutes a crime against humanity, stressing the unacceptability of the current status quo for Afghan women and girls. Despite the Taliban's commitment to a more lenient governance style since their return in August 2021, they have aggressively restricted the rights of women, prompting international legal action to address these issues.
Karim Khan stated, 'Our action signals that the status quo for women and girls in Afghanistan is not acceptable,' highlighting the critical human rights abuses by the Taliban.
Khan noted there are reasonable grounds to suspect senior Taliban leaders, including Akhundzada and Haqqani, bear criminal responsibility for gender-based persecution.
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