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The U.S. government announced Friday the imposition of sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Tilke condemned this, saying that the U.S. move "seriously erodes good governance and the proper implementation of justice."
Tilke commented on the measures announced by U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on Thursday against judges of the International Criminal Court. The court’s judge is hearing the 2020 case of alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. and Afghan military in Afghanistan and issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Secretary Garant in 2024.
Tirke calls on the United States to immediately reconsider and revoke these measures. "The U.S. government decided to sanction judges of the International Criminal Court - specifically four female judges from Benin, Peru, Slovenia and Uganda - who participated in the ruling on the situation in Afghanistan or the Palestinian State," he said. "
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The statement also stated that the U.S. sanctions attack judges who perform judicial functions, and that such behavior "directly violates the values that the United States has long adhered to,"
The International Criminal Court on Friday emphasized its position, which the court's administrative oversight and legislative body, the General Assembly of States Parties, issued a statement refuting U.S. sanctions. The statement noted that the U.S. sanctions “has the potential to undermine the global efforts of the international community to ensure accountability for the most serious crimes and to undermine the common commitment to the rule of law, combating impunity and maintaining a rule-based international order.”
