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Trump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move
- On June 5, 2025, the United States announced sanctions against four female members of the International Criminal Court judiciary due to their involvement in issuing arrest warrants, including one targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The sanctions respond to ICC investigations into alleged war crimes in Gaza and Afghanistan, with the November 2024 arrest warrants cited as a key trigger for U.S. Retaliation.
- The targeted judges—Beti Hohler, Reine Alapini-Gansou, Solomy Balungi Bossa, and Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza—participated in decisions authorizing probes into Netanyahu, Gallant, and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the United States is prepared to respond as it sees fit to defend its sovereignty, as well as that of Israel and other American allies, against any unauthorized actions taken by the International Criminal Court.
- The sanctions bar the judges from entering the U.S. And freeze their U.S.-based assets, marking an unprecedented move that the ICC condemned as an attempt to undermine judicial independence.
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US calls on allies to support sanctions against ICC
MANILA, Philippines — The United States urged its allies to rally behind its move to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what it deemed were "illegitimate actions" against sovereign states. The US, through its Secretary of State Marco Rubio, issued the statement as it imposed sanctions on two of the four ICC judges who took part in proceedings that led to an arrest warrant issued in November against Prime Minister Benj…
State Department Sanctions ICC Judges over War Crimes Investigations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court. It’s the latest move by the U.S. to retaliate against the Hague-based court after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. Meanwhile, Drop Site News reports a leaked State Department memo reveals the Trump administration…
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Acnudh), Volker Türk, expressed his concern and rejection of the sanctions imposed by the United States against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling the action an attack on the rule of law. Türk, in a statement, emphasized that "attacks against judges for the exercise of their judicial functions, both nationally and internationally, directly contradict respect for t…
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