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US vs ICC row escalates: Trump administration sanctions international court president, senior lawyer

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US vs ICC row escalates: Trump administration sanctions international court president, senior lawyer

Trump administration sanctioned ICC president Tomoko Akane The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, in the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against the Hague-based court.US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the sanctions were imposed under an executive order signed … Read more

US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

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US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being “politicized.” US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal in the Trump administration’s … Read more

‘Seeking end to sanctions regime’: US human rights groups sue Trump over ICC crackdown

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‘Seeking end to sanctions regime’: US human rights groups sue Trump over ICC crackdown

US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York … Read more