Women Protest Group Urge Enforcement of ICC Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Purple Saturdays Movement, an Afghan women-led protest group, has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s issuance of arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and acting Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, calling for their firm and effective enforcement.

In a statement released Wednesday, the group warned that failure to implement the warrants and allowing them to remain symbolic would likely lead to an escalation of human rights violations by the Taliban.