Judgement for the Women of Afghanistan Tribunal

A major human rights moment unfolds in The Hague on 11 December as the People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan delivers its final judgement. The Tribunal led by the Permanent People’s Tribunal and Afghan civil society documents the Taliban’s systematic violations of women’s rights and the crime of gender persecution. The ruling follows October hearings in Madrid where survivors and experts gave powerful testimony. Distinguished judge and human rights expert Araceli Garcia Del Soto spoke to Phemelo about what this judgement means for Afghan women and the global fight for accountability.