US EditionMainer says Trump sanctions prevent him from addressing human rights violations in Myanmar
- Matthew Smith, Fortify Rights CEO, filed a lawsuit Friday in Maine against the Trump administration.
- President Trump announced economic sanctions against the ICC in February, prompting the legal action.
- Smith claims the sanctions impede his work with the ICC on human rights violations, including those against Myanmar's Rohingya.
- Smith stated the order forces him to stop aiding ICC investigations, including mass murder; he said, "This executive order doesn’t just disrupt our work".
- The lawsuit alleges the sanctions violate First Amendment rights, hindering justice for atrocity victims, as the ICC and many countries condemn the sanctions.
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US human rights advocates file lawsuit to halt Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor
US human rights advocates have filed a lawsuit to halt President Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Mainer says Trump sanctions prevent him from addressing human rights violations in Myanmar
Matthew Smith is one of two people suing Trump over sanctions he imposed on the International Criminal Court following its warrant against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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