The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.

US sanctions threaten the integrity of Rome Statute system, seek to hamper efforts to bring justice to victims of most heinous crimes, says statement - Anadolu Ajansı

The International Criminal Court has denounced new US sanctions against two more of its judges and two prosecutors, calling them a “flagrant attack” on its independence. The four include Judge Nicolas Guillou of France, who is presiding over a case in which an arrest warrant was issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes.The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials ...

Sanctions constitute ‘serious violation of the principle of judicial independence,’ ICC judges' right to ‘freely and peacefully’ carry out their mandate, says Senegal's Foreign Ministry - Anadolu Ajan

The post Netanyahu praises new US sanctions on ICC: ‘A firm step against the false smear campaign’ appeared first on The Times of Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails the new round of US sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, calling it a decisive stand in defense of Israel.

The applications are in the hands of two deputy prosecutors in Karim Khan's absence, but ICC sources are concerned they will not submit them for fear of sanctions