ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over ...
3 days ago · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced on Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials for the repression of women.. Karim Khan said in a statement he asked judges to approve warrants for the group’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhunzada, and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim ...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting
3 days ago · 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.
International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders …
3 days ago · The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender-based crimes, as the group continues to crack down on women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for …
3 days ago · Today, I can announce that my Office has filed two applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in Afghanistan. These filings have benefited from the contributions of our dedicated Afghanistan Unified Team under the supervision of Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan, and multiple experts, including Special Adviser on ...
U.N.'s global criminal court prosecutor seeks arrest warrant ... - CBS News
3 days ago · The chief prosecutor of the United Nations' International Criminal Court announced Thursday that he was seeking arrest warrants for the two most senior leaders of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban ...
Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders ... - UN News
3 days ago · 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 ...
Afghan Taliban Foreign Ministry Condemns ICC Arrest Warrants …
2 days ago · The ICC prosecutor announced on Thursday that he was pursuing warrants for Taliban supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and for Abdul Hakim Haqqani, who has served as Afghanistan's ...
Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Gender Persecution Charges
3 days ago · The ICC’s investigation is authorized to include all alleged crimes falling within the court’s jurisdiction in Afghanistan since May 1, 2003, as well as other crimes committed outside of its ...
Afghan women’s group hails court's move to ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · An Afghan women’s group on Friday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women.. The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.. Since they took back control of the country in 2021 ...
ICC judges authorise Prosecution to resume investigation in Afghanistan
On 31 October 2022, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) authorised the Prosecution to resume investigation into the Afghanistan Situation.