Dr. Douglas Chin

I thank and congratulate Amb. @faiq_naseer @AFGMissionUN for urging the international community to move beyond expressions of concern and condemnation and to take concrete steps toward justice & accountability for the people of Afghanistan. 👉🏽On October 5, 2026, the International Criminal Court unsealed four arrest warrants against senior #Taliban officials. The warrants concern allegations of crimes against humanity: persecution of women and girls and others targeted under Taliban gender policies, and persecution of people viewed as allies of women and girls. The Court found reasonable grounds for these allegations. States must cooperate to apprehend the accused and allow the judicial process to proceed. 👉🏽 Justice also requires protecting victims & witnesses, preserving evidence, preventing reprisals, and ensuring that Afghan women, survivors, affected communities, and civil society can participate safely and meaningfully. The ICC @IntlCrimCourt , the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, and the @UN_HRC Independent Investigative Mechanism for Afghanistan each have distinct mandates; international cooperation should strengthen their work. 👉🏽 Afghan Underground Health’s work reflects the principles that make such accountability meaningful: confidential, trauma-informed care; respect for each survivor’s dignity and choices; and careful, consent-based documentation. Afghan clinicians provide care and preserve people’s accounts with safeguards that put their safety first. 👉🏽 International engagement must advance accountability and support an inclusive, Afghan-led future grounded in the rights and will of the Afghan people. 👉🏽Without justice, lasting peace is impossible. Without concrete action, accountability lacks credibility. @UNAMAnews @UN_Women @EGACampaign · @SLPJustice #AfghanistanAccountability