Rights Groups and Activists Welcome ICC’s Arrest Warrant Application for Taliban Leaders

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Human rights organizations, the UN Rapporteur, and women activists have welcomed the arrest warrant application filed by ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan against Taliban leaders.

The ICC prosecutor announced on Thursday that his office has filed applications for arrest warrants against Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for their involvement in gender-based persecution in Afghanistan, which constitutes a crime against humanity.