Rights groups sue Trump over sanctions he placed on ICC due to Israel warrants
NEW YORK — Rights groups on Tuesday sued US President Donald Trump over his sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, saying the measures block victims of war crimes from pursuing justice.The Trump administration, which rejected the ICC’s authority, had imposed travel bans and asset freezes on several judges and prosecutors, primarily over their investigations into key US ally Israel.In a New York court filing, four groups including Human Rights Watch said the sanctions should be struck down as they violate laws including First Amendment free speech protections.“This is an unlawful abuse of power constituting a frontal attack on the rule of law, the independence of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers, basic precepts undergirding the international legal order, and the principle of equal access to justice,” the lawsuit stated.The 101-page complaint said the restrictions “cause grave damage to the ability to bring to justice the perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, and crimes…
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Several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, have filed a lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump over sanctions he imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC). The lawsuit, filed in a New York court, argues that these sanctions violate First Amendment free speech protections and impede the ability of war crime victims to seek justice. The Trump administration had implemented travel bans and asset freezes on ICC judges and prosecutors, primarily in response to the court's investigations into alleged war crimes by US personnel in Afghanistan and the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant.
“This is an unlawful abuse of power constituting a frontal attack on the rule of law, the independence of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers, basic precepts undergirding the international legal order, and the principle of equal access to justice,”
the lawsuit states. The plaintiffs assert that the sanctions have forced them to curtail their human rights and legal work, violating their constitutional rights. Neither the US nor Israel are members of the ICC, and both nations have rejected the court's jurisdiction over their citizens.
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