GENEVA: The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a landmark resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism to examine grave human rights abuses in Afghanistan — a move Human Rights Watch (HRW) hailed as a major step toward accountability for victims of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Adopted by consensus and led by the European Union, the resolution mandates the new mechanism to collect and preserve evidence of serious violations committed by the Taliban and other actors, identify those responsible, and prepare case files for future prosecution in national or international courts. The body will also focus on ongoing violations, particularly the Taliban’s systematic repression of women and g

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