Australian Judicial Officers Association Statement - Support Needed for Judiciary in Afghanistan

18/08/2021

The President of the Australian Judicial Officers Association The Hon Justice Glenn Martin has today issued a Media Release stating that the rapidly growing tragedy in Afghanistan will wreak havoc in many parts of that country and, no doubt, the pillars of an emerging democracy will be damaged if not destroyed.

One of those pillars is the judiciary and the judges who have been working to uphold the rule of law are in extreme peril. Within that group is a cohort in even greater danger – the women judges who have been under pressure for years. Two of them lost their lives in terrorist attacks in January this year.

A full copy of the Media Release is available here.