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ICC unseals warrants for senior Taliban officials over persecution of women
Original: ICC unseals warrants of senior Taliban officials accused of persecuting women in Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for senior Taliban officials accused of crimes against humanity through the persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. The warrants relate to restrictions on women's education, movement and public life since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. The move marks a rare international legal step against the leadership, though the officials' arrest remains unlikely inside Afghanistan.
Why now: The unsealing is a significant escalation in international legal accountability for the Taliban's treatment of women.
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- ICC unseals warrants of senior Taliban officials accused of persecuting women in Afghanistan · Jurist.org
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