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Sanctioned ICC head’s former students demand action from Tokyo

Summary by The Japan Times
A petition with 170,000 signatures has been submitted to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki.

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Petition with nearly 175,000 signatures submitted to Japanese government after US sanctioned Japanese citizens among other ICC judges

·Ankara, Türkiye
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The Japanese government's response to the US sanctions against ICC Director Tomoko Akane is attracting attention on the international political stage. What kind of course of action is the Japanese government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expected to take now?

On October 1, 2026, the Japan International Rule of Law Network (JIRoL) and Human Rights Now (HRN) jointly called for the withdrawal of US sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane… The post [Signature Submission/Press Conference Report] 174,602 signatures demanding the withdrawal of US sanctions against ICC President Akane were submitted to the Japanese government. first appeared on Human Rights Now.

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nippon.com broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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