ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant against Taliban leaders for persecuting Afghan women - Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court chief Abdul Hakim Haqqani accused of crimes against hu

The requested warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice.

The chief prosecutor of the U.N.'s International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for the Taliban chief for suspected crimes against humanity.

"Sanctions can severely hamper ongoing investigations in all situations and other activities of the Court and affect the safety of victims, witnesses and sanctioned individuals," said the Assembly.

The Marcos administration will sit down with the International Criminal Court and discuss “certain areas” of cooperation in the latter’s investigation on thousands of killings in the crackdown on illegal drugs under Rodrigo Duterte.

Prosecutor Karim AA Khan announced on Thursday that his office filed two applications for arrest warrants before the Pre-trial Chamber against two Taliban

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is invited to visit Viktor Orbán’s Hungary despite an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest, the EU nation’s foreign minister said.

On Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.

The DOJ’s recent announcement that the Philippine government would “talk” with the ICC “very soon” was a significant move toward accountability for drug war killings.

On January 23, 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed two applications for warrants of arrest

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders is a milestone in seeking justice for serious abuses against women and girls in Afghanistan.