ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders

ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader and Chief Justice
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.
ICC seeks arrest warrants for top Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
The Hague-based ICC is mandated to rule on the world’s worst offenses, such as war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court has no police force and relies on its 125 member states to execute its arrest warrants. Taliban officials did not immediately offer any response to the ICC announcement.
ICC prosecutor seeks warrants for Taliban leaders over women’s rights
The requested warrants target Hibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
Karim Khan says Afghan women and girls face “an unprecedented, unconscionable and ongoing persecution by the Taliban”.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Afghanistan leader and chief justice
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The International Criminal Court Chief Prosecuter has announced that he has applied for arrest warrants for the leader of Afghanistan as well as the country’s Chief Justice over the treatment of women and girls in the country.
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