Countries form united stand against US sanctions on ICC

Countries form united stand against US sanctions on ICC

Countries condemn US sanctions on the ICC alleging impunity for serious crimes and weakening international law. Donald Trump’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) increases the “risk of impunity” for serious crimes, 79 parties to the global tribunal have said. In a statement on Friday, a group of 79 countries – about two-thirds…

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US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants

US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants

The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Legislators in the lower chamber of the US Congress passed the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act”…

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