Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.
It’s the first time the ICC issues these warrants on the basis of gender persecution and sexual minorities.

Some of the human rights violations against women in the Middle Eastern country are education bans after the age of 12, women not allowed to work or to be part of the public life.

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Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Dr Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria – Lecturer in Criminology at Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 22 July 2025