US EditionAfrica: UN Rights Chief Decries 'Relentless Intensification' of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff
- The Senegalese government expressed its 'astonishment' following U.S. sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court , including Judge Mame Mandiaye Niang, calling it a 'serious infringement' on judicial independence.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the sanctioned judges participated in efforts to investigate U.S. or Israeli nationals without consent.
- Senegal reaffirmed its 'full solidarity with Judge Niang' and assured the ICC of 'steadfast support' amidst the sanctions.
- The UN urged the U.S. to end these sanctions, with Volker Turk calling them 'an assault on the rule of law and corrodes justice.
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The Trump administration's announcement of new measures against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court will complicate the work of judges and the financing of activities to assist victims.
Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries 'Relentless Intensification' of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.
US sanctions on ICC judges ‘blatant complicity in Israeli war crimes, genocide’: Iran FM spox
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ICC member states reject new U.S. sanctions on court officials
THE HAGUE, Netherlands | Xinhua | The presidency of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), which oversees the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Thursday voiced “deep concern” and rejected new U.S. sanctions imposed on ICC judges and deputy prosecutors. The sanctions, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, target ICC Judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, along with Deputy Prosecutors Nazhat Sha…
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