Global Judicial Integrity Network Urges For Protection Of Female Judges In Afghanistan

Female Judges In Afghanistan: The Global Judicial Integrity Network (GJIN), has urged to ensure the safety of female judges in Afghanistan. released from prison". There are around 250 women judges in the apex court of the country now under the Taliban.

Earlier serious concern was expressed by the International Bar Association (IBA) and its Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) over the welfare of legal professionals in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over. The GJIN has stated, "women judges (in Afghanistan) face an increased danger, not only due to their gender but also to the real risk of retaliation from the persons whom they have previously sentenced and who have been released from prison."

The Global Judicial Integrity Network (GJIN), an international platform comprising judicial officers around the world have urged to ensure the protection of female judges in #Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/jM4sZonLkT

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GJIN is an international body comprising judicial officers the world over, committed to strengthening law, judicial integrity and combating corruption in the judicial system.

The Advisory Board of the GJIN stated that in light of the recent events in Afghanistan, the members of GJIN, expressed deep concern. They anticipate the possibility that the core values underpinning the work of the Network and the basic human rights of Afghan judges would be violated. The Advisory Board of GJIN comprises of senior-most judges from different countries across the world.

IBA and IBAHRI had raised concern for the fate of nearly 250 women judges in the country. Two female judges of the Afghan Supreme Court were shot dead in Kabul in January 2021. They were shot by unidentified gunmen in an early morning ambush.

The IBA and IBAHRI had stated that the Judges who had tried and sentenced members of the Taliban are reported to be at particular risk. Before Kabul fell to the Taliban journalists, activists and other public figures were often targeted by the extremist group. For the Taliban it is largely unacceptable to allow women to sit in judgment over men.

In 2017, the Supreme Court of Afghanistan was targeted by a suicide bomb in its car park. It killed 20 employees and wounded 41 others.

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