Anna Holligan

But As you mentioned, these particular arrest warrant requests exist since the Taliban came to power. So the 15th of August 2021 until the present day is the period within which the prosecutor says these alleged crimes were committed.

But As you mentioned, these particular arrest warrant requests exist since the Taliban came to power. So the 15th of August 2021 until the present day is the period within which the prosecutor says these alleged crimes were committed.

Well, not yet. So the ICC prosecutor has taken this body of evidence to the judges, the pretrial trial judges at the ICC. And we have a bit more detail about that evidence. So including expert and witness testimonies, official decrees by the Taliban, forensic reports and statements by the suspects themselves. So all of that has been put on the desks of the judge.

Well, not yet. So the ICC prosecutor has taken this body of evidence to the judges, the pretrial trial judges at the ICC. And we have a bit more detail about that evidence. So including expert and witness testimonies, official decrees by the Taliban, forensic reports and statements by the suspects themselves. So all of that has been put on the desks of the judge.

The ICC judges, they now have to go through it and decide whether they agree with the prosecutor that there are reasonable grounds to believe that these men are responsible for the atrocities, as the prosecutor alleges. So just to give a bit more detail on those suspects, Kareem Khan, prosecutor at the ICC, believes Supreme Leader of the Taliban,

The ICC judges, they now have to go through it and decide whether they agree with the prosecutor that there are reasonable grounds to believe that these men are responsible for the atrocities, as the prosecutor alleges. So just to give a bit more detail on those suspects, Kareem Khan, prosecutor at the ICC, believes Supreme Leader of the Taliban,

Hebatullah Akhundzada and the chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, are criminally responsible for persecuting Afghan girls and women, as well as people who, as you say, the Taliban considers to be not conforming with their ideological expectations. You know, the trouble with all of this, of course, is that the Taliban is firmly in control in Afghanistan.

Hebatullah Akhundzada and the chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, are criminally responsible for persecuting Afghan girls and women, as well as people who, as you say, the Taliban considers to be not conforming with their ideological expectations. You know, the trouble with all of this, of course, is that the Taliban is firmly in control in Afghanistan.

So apprehending and transferring suspects to the Hague will be an immense challenge if I mean, is it in effect gets that far?

So apprehending and transferring suspects to the Hague will be an immense challenge if I mean, is it in effect gets that far?

I mean, human rights groups would argue is more than just symbolic as the court would itself. And there are situations in international justice where arrest warrants have been issued and it has taken decades to bring the suspects to the Hague. That does not mean it's inconceivable. But indeed, there is far to go.

I mean, human rights groups would argue is more than just symbolic as the court would itself. And there are situations in international justice where arrest warrants have been issued and it has taken decades to bring the suspects to the Hague. That does not mean it's inconceivable. But indeed, there is far to go.

To bring it into the light and almost alchemise some of that evil stuff that went on and take back the power.

To bring it into the light and almost alchemise some of that evil stuff that went on and take back the power.

The judge indirectly actually condemned the fact that the relatively new cabinet has swept various measures off the table. The previous government had allocated more than 24 billion euros to achieve these types of goals in reducing dangerous nitrogen dioxide and ammonia emissions, which mostly come from transportation and the farming industry.

The judge indirectly actually condemned the fact that the relatively new cabinet has swept various measures off the table. The previous government had allocated more than 24 billion euros to achieve these types of goals in reducing dangerous nitrogen dioxide and ammonia emissions, which mostly come from transportation and the farming industry.

But the current government slashed that right down to 5 billion euros. Judges said no new policy is being created to achieve the 2030 targets. And it's up to politicians to determine how those climate goals are achieved. Important to say at this point, both sides can appeal against the ruling.

But the current government slashed that right down to 5 billion euros. Judges said no new policy is being created to achieve the 2030 targets. And it's up to politicians to determine how those climate goals are achieved. Important to say at this point, both sides can appeal against the ruling.

The judge, though, has warned that the government should already be taking steps to implement this verdict. So no time to lose, essentially, is the message here. Here in The Hague, significant victory, of course, for Greenpeace. I spoke to Hilda Anna de Vries, a campaigner for Greenpeace, just after the verdict, and she told me what was at risk here.

The judge, though, has warned that the government should already be taking steps to implement this verdict. So no time to lose, essentially, is the message here. Here in The Hague, significant victory, of course, for Greenpeace. I spoke to Hilda Anna de Vries, a campaigner for Greenpeace, just after the verdict, and she told me what was at risk here.