“On September 25, 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany and the Kingdom of the
Netherlands announced that they had formally taken steps to call on Afghanistan
to cease its violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This is the first and key step before
officially filing proceedings with the International Court of Justice (ICJ),
the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ has a twofold role:
to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it
by States (contentious cases) and to give advisory opinions (advisory
procedures) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations
organs and specialized agencies. The four countries called upon Afghanistan and
the Taliban de facto authorities to immediately cease their violations of the
human rights of women and girls and to answer the request for dialogue to
address the concerns of the international community on this matter.”
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Eye on Extremism
September 26, 2024
Forbes: The Taliban To Be Taken Before The International Court Of Justice
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“On September 25, 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany and the Kingdom of the
Netherlands announced that they had formally taken steps to call on Afghanistan
to cease its violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This is the first and key step before
officially filing proceedings with the International Court of Justice (ICJ),
the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The ICJ has a twofold role:
to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it
by States (contentious cases) and to give advisory opinions (advisory
procedures) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations
organs and specialized agencies. The four countries called upon Afghanistan and
the Taliban de facto authorities to immediately cease their violations of the
human rights of women and girls and to answer the request for dialogue to
address the concerns of the international community on this matter.”
Associated Press: Thousands Are Pouring Into Syria, Fleeing Worsening Conflict
In Lebanon
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“Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon poured into Syria in
growing numbers on Wednesday, waiting for hours in heavy traffic to reach the
relative safety of another war-torn country. U.N. officials estimated that
thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families had already made the journey. Those
numbers are expected to grow as Israel targets southern and eastern Lebanon in
an aerial bombardment that local officials say has killed more than 600 people
this week, at least a quarter of them women and children. Israel says it is
targeting Hezbollah fighters and weapons. Lines of buses and cars extended for
several miles from the Syrian border beginning on Monday, and some families
were seen making the journey on foot. Once in Syria, people waited hours more
to be processed by overwhelmed border officials, and relief workers handed out
food, water, mattresses and blankets.”
Pakistan
Associated Press: Pakistani Security Forces Say They Killed 8 Militants In A
Raid In The Restive Northwest
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“Pakistani security forces killed eight militants in an overnight raid in a
former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the volatile northwest bordering
Afghanistan, the military said Thursday. Troops also seized weapons and
ammunition from the insurgents’ hideout after an intense shootout in North
Waziristan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, it said in a statement.
The military provided no details about the slain militants, including their
affiliation. Such operations often target the Pakistani Taliban, also known as
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP. North Waziristan served in the past as a base
for TTP and foreign militants until many were killed or forced out in multiple
operations by security forces. The TTP is a separate group but a close ally of
the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in 2021.”
Lebanon
Associated Press: Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israeli Airstrike Kills 23 Syrian
Refugees In Lebanon
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“Twenty-three Syrian refugees were killed in Lebanon after an Israeli
airstrike destroyed a building housing workers, Lebanon’s state-run news agency
reported Thursday. State-run National News Agency quoted the village’s mayor,
Ali Kassas, saying that the bodies of 23 Syrian citizens were pulled out from
under the rubble, adding that four other Syrians and four Lebanese were wounded
in the same airstrike late Wednesday in the village of Younine. Israel’s
military chief said Wednesday they were preparing for a possible ground
operation in Lebanon as Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel. Late
Wednesday, the United States, France and other allies jointly called for an
“immediate” 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations as fears grow that the
violent escalation in recent days — following 11 months of cross-border
exchange of fire — could grow into an all-out war.”
Middle East
Associated Press: Residents Of Northern Israel’s Largest City Face Hezbollah
Fire And Brace For The Worst
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“The sandy beaches of Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, are empty.
Businesses are shutting early, and many restaurants are closed. The only places
filling up as the threat of a wider war with Hezbollah mounts are public bomb
shelters. Haifa, a seaside city of nearly 300,000 people, is the cultural and
economic capital of northern Israel. It has increasingly come into Hezbollah‘s
sights since fighting with Israel escalated this week, and residents are
bracing for what many fear will be the worst round of violence since a war
nearly two decades ago pounded the city with rockets. “Everything is lousy. The
air raid sirens don’t stop,” said David Maman, a Haifa resident who was out
taking a breather from a bomb shelter. Israel and Hezbollah are locked in their
most intense round of fighting since the monthlong 2006 war, which ended in a
draw.”
Reuters: Israeli Foreign Minister Rejects Lebanon Ceasefire Proposal
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“Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday rejected proposals for a
ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day
halt in fighting that has killed hundreds in Lebanon and raised fears of a
ground invasion. "There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to
fight against the Hezbollah terrorist organization with all our strength until
victory and the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes," Katz
said in a statement on the social media platform X. The comments dashed hopes
for a swift peaceful settlement after Prime Minister Najib Mikati had expressed
hope that a ceasefire could be reached soon in Lebanon, where hundreds of
thousands of people have fled their homes seeking safety. The heaviest fighting
in nearly two decades between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group has
raised fears of a new Israeli ground offensive across the Lebanese-Israeli
frontier.”
France
Politico: France Charges ISIS Bride With Crimes Including Genocide
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“The French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office on Tuesday opened its
first-ever genocide case against a French citizen, a jihadist it has charged
with enslaving and torturing a Yazidi teenager. Sonia Mejri, 35, is suspected
of having “inflicted acute mental suffering,” “deprivation of food and water,”
and physical violence on a Yazidi woman who had been kidnapped at the age of 16
and raped by Mejri’s husband — a leader within ISIS — in Syria. French
anti-terrorism prosecutors told POLITICO that Mejri was issued with charges of
genocide against the Yazidi religious group and of: “Crimes against humanity,
including enslavement, imprisonment or any other form of severe deprivation of
physical liberty, torture, persecution of the Yazidi group on religious and
gender grounds and other inhumane acts.”
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