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"Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest
warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.
The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II cited reasonable grounds for believing supreme
leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani were guilty
of “ordering, inducing or soliciting the crime against humanity of persecution
on gender grounds.”
The warrants – the first ever on charges of gender persecution – are being
hailed as an “important vindication and acknowledgement of the rights of Afghan
women and girls”.
But will they improve the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, given the
Taliban does not recognise the court or its jurisdiction?
The signs are not good with the Taliban denying the allegations and condemning
the warrants as a “clear act of hostility [and an] insult to the beliefs of
Muslims around the world”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
