Abstract
Afghanistan is a state party to International Criminal Court (ICC) and
obliged to investigate and prosecute allegations of war crimes, genocide and
crimes against humanity in the country. This article looks into war crimes in
Afghanistan, the ability and willingness of the Afghan government to
prosecute the criminals, and the role of the international community and
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) in addressing the past and
present war crimes. In this context, NGOs can raise their voice for ICC
investigations which will pressurize government in taking necessary steps to
reform the justice system to enable it to investigate war crimes and nab the
perpetrators. This paper argues that, due to the inability and unwillingness
of the Afghan government to prosecute, NGOs can play an important role
in furthering the aims of the ICC in Afghanistan by holding accountable
those most responsible for war crimes. Nonetheless, there has to be close
coordination between the local and international civil society to uphold the
rule of law and putting an end to the culture of impunity for stability and
sustainable peace in Afghanistan
Akbar Nasir Khan. (2012) Afghanistan War Crimes: Government, Icc And Ngos, IPRI Journal, Volume-12, Issue-1.
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