Pursuing Accountability for Crimes against Humanity in Tajikistan: International Criminal Court and Germany’s National Courts
Journal: Studies on Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Year: 2025

Examining the human rights crisis currently unfolding in Tajikistan and highlighting the crimes against humanity committed against the Pamiri minority in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) between 2021 and the present by President Emomali Rahmon and senior officials, this article offers victims a roadmap for seeking accountability at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Germany’s national courts using universal jurisdiction. The article argues that Dushanbe’s abuses directed aga