UN envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for denying girls education

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 16, 2023 12:34 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the UN special envoy for global education said.

Gordon Brown told a virtual UN press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on Tuesday that its rulers are responsible for 'the most egregious, vicious and indefensible violation of women's rights and girls' rights in the world today.'

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