US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the sanctions “a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice,” while the ICC warned that “history will judge this moment.”
On the same day that a former International Criminal Court judge was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the United States imposed new sanctions against the ICC. The Treasury Department added the entire court to its Specially Designated Nationals list, a measure that would impose financial penalties on any entity engaging in business with the ICC.
This action marked a shift from previous sanctions that had only targeted top officials, now extending to the court itself. The U.S. has long claimed the court unfairly targets the U.S. and Israel. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed the administration's intention to escalate its opposition even further.
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