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Human rights groups sue Trump administration over âcripplingâ ICC sanctions
Published 11 August 2026 ¡ world
Lawsuit challenges Trumpâs executive order targeting the ICC for its investigation of Israeli crimes in Palestine Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the
Lawsuit challenges Trumpâs executive order targeting the ICC for its investigation of Israeli crimes in Palestine Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its âcripplingâ sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, the groups â the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute â argued that the administrationâs targeting of the ICC, as well as of groups and individuals affiliated with it or assisting its work, amounts to a âblatantly illegal attack on international justiceâ, the groups said. Continue reading...
Published: August 11, 2026 ⢠8:10 PM IST ¡ Updated: August 11, 2026 ⢠8:39 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Lawsuit challenges Trumpâs executive order targeting the ICC for its investigation of Israeli crimes in Palestine Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its âcripplingâ sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, the groups â the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute â argued that the administrationâs targeting of the ICC, as well as of groups and individuals affiliated with it or assisting its work, amounts to a âblatantly illegal attack on international justiceâ, the groups said.
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