The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, established by the Taliban (banned in Russia), has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to refrain from imposing its own interpretation of human rights globally. This statement was made in response to the ICC prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants for the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and the head of their Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
"The ICC should not attempt to impose a specific interpretation of human rights on the entire world while disregarding the religious and national values of other nations," the ministry stated in a post on its X account. It described the ICC prosecutor's actions as illegitimate and accused the court of further undermining its already weakened credibility.
Earlier, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan stated that Hibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani "bear criminal responsibility for the persecution of Afghan girls and women," individuals who do not conform to the Taliban's ideological expectations regarding gender identity, and those who defend the rights of girls and women. Khan claimed this persecution has been ongoing since at least August 15, 2021, and continues across Afghanistan. The prosecutor added that he intends to submit additional requests for arrest warrants targeting other senior Taliban figures in the near future.
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Based on materials from TASS