{"id":20651,"date":"2026-07-17T11:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/?p=20651"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:19:47","slug":"defend-justice-reject-the-united-states-campaign-against-the-icc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yihr.rs\/en\/defend-justice-reject-the-united-states-campaign-against-the-icc\/","title":{"rendered":"Defend Justice: Reject the United States’ Campaign Against the ICC"},"content":{"rendered":"

States parties to the Rome Statute must strongly reaffirm their unwavering commitment to the ICC’s independence, impartiality, and mandate in the face of these new threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ICC was established to ensure that perpetrators of the gravest international crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression, cannot act with impunity. For more than two decades, the ICC has served as a court of last resort for millions of victims, including from the Philippines, Palestine, Sudan, Libya, Ukraine, Mali, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. Hundreds of thousands of victims of the most atrocious crimes are also able to receive reparations through the ICC Trust Fund for Victims in countries where the Court has ordered reparations including in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur and Mali.  As ICC Judge Ibanez mentions in the CICC\u2019s \ufffc\ufffc<\/span>report on US sanctions<\/span>\ufffc, \u201cour \u2018crime\u2019 is to deliver justice in a legal framework for the most defenceless victims around the world\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

This new wave of attack follows the adoption of Executive Order 14203 \u201cImposing Sanctions on the ICC\u201d in February 2025. That Order led to the sanctioning of the Prosecutor and two deputy prosecutors, eight judges, three Palestinian human rights organisations and a UN Special Rapporteur. Those under attack have remained undeterred and bravely continued their work, and some have fought back, with broader civil society support, through litigation efforts against already-imposed sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CICC rejects these attempts to dismantle the ICC and civil society organisations supporting its work. \u201cThe ICC’s jurisdiction, procedures and rules are clearly defined by the Rome Statute. Disagreements with the Court’s decisions can only be addressed through legal channels, not through coercion, sanctions, and other attempts to disable an independent judicial institution and organisations cooperating with it\u201d, underlines Alison Smith, Executive Director of the CICC. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ICC was created because the international community recognised that accountability for the gravest crimes is essential to lasting peace and the prevention of future atrocities. Coercive measures aiming at intimidating the Court, civil society organisations and State parties undermine the shared commitment to justice and the rights of victims across the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court stands in solidarity with the Court, its officials, civil society organisations supporting its work, and all those working to ensure justice for victims of the world’s gravest crimes. We remain committed to defending the independence of the ICC and the integrity of the Rome Statute system. \u201cThe Court, sanctioned organisations and individuals, and civil society are resolutely continuing their work”, Smith continued. “As guardians of the Court, ICC States Parties must do the same: that means both rejecting this campaign and continuing their non-judicial oversight and guidance of the Court without heed to these most recent threats.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

State parties to the Rome Statute should:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n