Friday, February 07, 2025

FRANCE24 REPORT: UN calls on US to reverse ICC sanctions

The ICC has condemned Trump's executive order imposing US sanctions on the court over its actions against Israel

The executive order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials harms the court's "independent and impartial judicial work," said a statement. The ICC "stands firmly by its personnel and pledges to continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world," the statement added.

Live: UN calls on US to reverse sanctions slapped on ICC for ‘illegitimate’ Israel probe

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Issued on: 07/02/2025 - 06:53Modified: 07/02/2025 - 13:03

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Le bâtiment de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) est photographié le 21 novembre 2024 à La Haye. — File photo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) building in The Hague taken November 24, 2024. © Laurens Van Putten, AFP

The UN on Friday said it deeply regretted President Donald Trump's decision to impose US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and urged him to reverse the move. The response came hours after Trump signed an executive order slapping sanctions on The Hague for "illegitimate" investigations targeting the US and Israel. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the court's "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel". The Hague had "abused its power" by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the order said.
The ICC on Friday condemned the US executive order and vowed to "continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world".
The UN human rights office said it deeply regretted the US sanctions against the ICC and called for a reversal of the decision.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Friday praised Trump for imposing sanctions on the ICC, calling the court's actions against Israel "immoral" and illegitimate.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first visit to the Middle East this month, the State Department said late Thursday. Rubio will attend the Munich Security Conference and then visit Israel, the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia from February 13-18.

2 minutes ago

Scholz says Trump wrong to impose ICC sanctions

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said President Donald Trump was wrong to impose US sanctions on the ICC.

"Sanctions are the wrong tool. They jeopardise an institution that is supposed to ensure that the dictators of this world cannot simply persecute people and start wars, and that is very important," Scholz said at a campaign event.

an hour ago

Trump's sanctions against ICC come during Netanyahu’s US visit

The Netherlands, the host country of the ICC, has condemned the US sanctions against the ICC imposed by President Donald Trump, says FRANCE 24’s Fernande van Tets, reporting from The Hague.

“These sanctions will hit individuals working at this court. They will no longer be able to travel to the United States or their assets will be frozen,” said van Tets, adding, “We still don't know who exactly will be hit”.

The timing of the announcement was “interesting”, noted van Tets, since it came during Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to the US. “Netanyahu of course had an arrest warrant issued by the ICC against him in November, along with his former defense chief, Yoav Gallant,” she explained.