The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, is officially the target of a complaint for crimes against humanity lodged with the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to Pamir Inside.
This landmark complaint was submitted by three organizations: the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (PRIT), now banned in its home country and classified as a “terrorist organization” in Russia, the Ukrainian Foundation of Internationalist Volunteers (FUVI), and the civil society group Freedom for Eurasia.
Serious, documented accusations
The plaintiffs accuse President Rahmon and his administration of committing serious human rights violations: arbitrary detentions, torture, sexual violence, kidnappings, assassinations and other systematic crimes.
The complaint is based on a varied body of evidence, including Tajikistan’s own judicial and administrative systems, reports from human rights NGOs, audiovisual documents and numerous direct testimonies.
The authors of the dossier call on the ICC to open an official investigation into the actions of the Tajik authorities and prosecute those responsible, including Emomali Rahmon himself.
A new call for international justice
This complaint joins other ongoing actions aimed at breaking the persistent impunity in the country. PRIT and its allies call on the international community to mobilize in the face of growing repression in Tajikistan and the climate of intimidation imposed on opponents, journalists and cultural minorities such as the Pamiris.
The initiative, supported by civil society and committed NGOs, reinforces the idea that international justice remains, even today, the only hope for victims of authoritarian regimes.
