Gordon Brown calls for ICC investigation into Taliban’s repression of women and girls

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Taliban’s repression of women and girls in Afghanistan.

In an article published in the Guardian on Tuesday, Brown, who is now the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, said that the Taliban’s actions against women and girls amount to “gender apartheid” and a “crime against humanity”, indicating that the group has banned girls from attending secondary school and has severely restricted women’s access to employment, healthcare, and other basic services.