In Afghanistan, the ICC Abandons the Field

Expand The Permanent Premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. © 2016 UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Recently, a panel of International Criminal Court (ICC) judges unanimously rejected Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s November 2017 request to open an investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity during Afghanistan’s brutal armed conflict. The decision effectively slammed the door in the faces of victims and their families who have had no recourse to justice. The conflict in Afghanistan has been marked by targeted attacks on civilians by the Taliban…

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