UN rights chief condemns US sanctions on ICC officials
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The United States recently imposed fresh sanctions against International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye as part of what Washington calls a campaign against a "corrupt and fatally politicised" court. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk publicly condemned the move as "unacceptable" and urged states to defend the institutions they created and to protect court officials from reprisals. The US has previously sanctioned other ICC officials and is not a party to the 2002 treaty that established the Hague-based court, raising tensions between Washington and international justice bodies.
US imposed new sanctions on ICC officials, drawing UN condemnation
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The United States imposed new sanctions on ICC officials. The UN rights chief said the sanctions are unacceptable. States were urged to protect court officials and consider lifting sanctions.
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