Countries condemn US sanctions on the ICC, charged with serious crimes and weakening international law.
The 79 parties in the World Tribunal have said that the decision to approve Donald Trump’s International Criminal Court (ICC) increases the “risk of immunity” for serious crimes.
A Description On Friday, a group of 79 countries-approximately two-thirds of the court membership confirmed its support for the ICC and said that an executive order that approves the court for Israeli investigation After the sanctions will weaken international law.
A joint statement led by Slovenia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Sierra Levin and said that “such measures increase the risk of immunity for serious crimes and threaten to end international governance.” Wanwato.
He was accompanied by dozens of other countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Brazil and Bangladesh.
“Today, the court faces unprecedented challenges,” the statement warns that when Trump on Tuesday imposes assets and travel bans with ICC officials, employees and members of his family. The order was, and at the same time, anyone is believed to have helped the court investigate.
“Sanctions can jeopardize the privacy of sensitive information and the safety of those involved, including victims, witnesses and judicial officials, many of whom are our citizens. As a strong supporter of the ICC. , We regret any attempt to upset the independence, integrity and neutrality of the court.
Although the United States has long been a guarantee of an international order that promotes human rights and law rule, it has allegedly abused international institutions by the United States and its allies. Often efforts have been attacked to investigate.
In the executive order imposing sanctions, the Trump administration said it would bring “concrete and important consequences” to “illegal and baseless actions that target the United States and our close ally Israel”.
Although Trump is the first US president to approve the ICC, his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden also considered the use of sanctions to punish the court on an Israeli investigation.
In November, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yuva Gilant for alleged war crimes in Gaza, where Israel has launched a ground campaign that killed thousands of people. What, equalized the whole palaces, displaced millions, displaced millions, and included a massive denial of humanitarian aid.
At least 61,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks, most of them women and children, a person expected to find rescue workers through debris for discovered bodies. –
The ICC also issued arrest warrants for Palestinian armed group Hamas leaders on October 7, 2023, for alleged war crimes during the invasion of southern Israel.
“Trump’s international criminal court sanctions have attracted the United States to war criminals at the expense of victims,” ​​said Omar Shakir, director of Israel-Palestine, Human Rights Watch. “The restrictions are for criminals – not those working to calculate them. The states should defend the ICC to do their job: to ensure that no one is above the law.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Shov said his country would try to ensure the ICC in the Hague, which would continue to work despite the announcement of US sanctions.
“Of course, as a host country, it is our responsibility to guarantee the civilized work of the criminal court all the time. And we will continue to do so,” Shoof told reporters, the move to the ICC. Terming a “disturbing signal and extremely tragic” with potentially “important implications” for independence and ongoing investigation.
“The Netherlands stands by the International Criminal Court. We will continue to support it. We are host countries. We are proud of the Netherlands and the Hague as a city of peace and justice. The ICC is a clear part of this. And we will make every effort to ensure that the ICC can fulfill its tasks.
