It seems our last President’s Corner has piqued considerable interest amongst members. I am especially grateful to Jill Moss who wrote, on this day that should celebrate women, about the two women judges in Kabul who were assassinated on 17 January 2021.
They were on their way to their posts in the Supreme Court. The perpetrators of these violent killings have not been identified or charged. These two judges were among approximately 250 women judges in Afghanistan. Many fear for their safety, others have been harmed. The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has been advised by security personnel that all women judges are potential targets of violence.
The assailant has not been identified. But news coverage has linked increased extremist attempts to impose “proper” standards of behaviour on women in senior roles as the motive for the public execution.
You can read the official statement of the International Association of Women Judges on the killings of women judges in Afghanistan at the link below.