International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women

<span>The ICC found reasonable grounds to believe the Taliban leaders deprived women and girls of fundamental rights including education, freedom of movement, expression, and employment, with girls barred from school beyond sixth grade and women prohibited from most jobs.</span

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New York Times

The ICC found reasonable grounds to believe the Taliban leaders deprived women and girls of fundamental rights including education, freedom of movement, expression, and employment, with girls barred from school beyond sixth grade and women prohibited from most jobs.

<span>Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the warrants as "nonsense," stating the group does not recognize the ICC and calling the decision "a clear expression of enmity and hatred toward the pure religion of Islam".</span

Al-arabiya

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the warrants as "nonsense," stating the group does not recognize the ICC and calling the decision "a clear expression of enmity and hatred toward the pure religion of Islam".

<span>The warrants mark the first time an international tribunal has confirmed LGBTQ+ individuals as victims of crimes against humanity, with the ICC citing persecution of those "non-conforming with the Taliban's policy on gender, gender identity or expression".</span

The warrants mark the first time an international tribunal has confirmed LGBTQ+ individuals as victims of crimes against humanity, with the ICC citing persecution of those "non-conforming with the Taliban's policy on gender, gender identity or expression".

<span>Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban government last week, removing the group from its terrorist organization list after deepening ties with authoritarian regimes following its invasion of Ukraine.</span

The Kyiv Independent

Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban government last week, removing the group from its terrorist organization list after deepening ties with authoritarian regimes following its invasion of Ukraine.

<span>The 125 ICC member states are legally bound to arrest the Taliban leaders if they enter their territory, though enforcement remains uncertain given past failures to detain other wanted leaders like Netanyahu and Putin.</span

Washington Post

The 125 ICC member states are legally bound to arrest the Taliban leaders if they enter their territory, though enforcement remains uncertain given past failures to detain other wanted leaders like Netanyahu and Putin.

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls

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The ICC lacks legitimacy and jurisdiction over Afghanistan's sovereign government, which operates according to Islamic law and Afghan cultural values. This Western court ignores the Taliban's establishment of justice based on sharia while turning a blind eye to actual war crimes committed by foreign forces during decades of occupation.

<span>The ICC lacks legitimacy and jurisdiction over Afghanistan's sovereign government, which operates according to Islamic law and Afghan cultural values. This Western court ignores the Taliban's establishment of justice based on sharia while turning a blind eye to actual war crimes committed by foreign forces during decades of occupation.</span>

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