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August 20, 2025 Statement

US Sanctions Two Additional ICC Judges and the Court’s Deputy Prosecutors

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, July 2025.
August 15, 2025 Statement

Submission to the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan: Recommendations on Accountability Options and Efforts for Sudan

August 15, 2025

August 7, 2025 Report

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

Deadly Attacks on Schools-Turned-Shelters Show Vulnerability of Displaced People

Al-Zeitoun C school in Gaza City, which an Israeli airstrike hit on September 21, 2024, killing at least 34 displaced Palestinians, including at least 21 children, who were sheltering there.
July 30, 2025 Letter

Joint Statement: Arrest of El Hishri in Germany a Breakthrough for International Justice

States must ensure prompt surrender of suspects and full cooperation with the ICC’s Libya investigation

July 24, 2025 News Release

Central African Republic: ICC Convicts Two Anti-Balaka Leaders

Yékatom, Ngaïssona Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

Alfred Yékatom, left, and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, right, taken on Nov. 23, 2018 and Jan. 25, 2019 respectively when they appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
July 18, 2025 Amicus Briefing

Colombia: Amicus Curiae Regarding the Special Jurisdiction for Peace

July 11, 2025 Statement

Strong Push Back Against US Sanctions on the International Criminal Court at UN Human Rights Council

Joint Statement - ICJ, IBAHRI & HRW - HRC59

International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024.
July 10, 2025 News Release

US Imposes Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur

UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese during a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2025.
July 8, 2025 Statement

Afghanistan: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Senior Taliban Leaders

 The benches of a school sit empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022.
June 25, 2025 Statement

Joint statement in defense of the ICC – Condemning US Sanctions and Political Interference

Joint Oral Statement - ID with SR on Independence of Judges and Lawyers - HRC59

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022.
June 25, 2025 Statement

UN Rights Council Should Fully Support the ICC to Ensure Equal Justice for All

Joint Oral statement - ID with SR on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers - HRC59

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022.
June 19, 2025 Dispatches

EU Foreign Ministers Should Pledge to Defend Justice

On Monday, EU Ministers Should Call for Full Support to ICC, Request Activation of Blocking Statute

International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024.
June 16, 2025 News Release

Hungary: Orbán Government Withdraws from ICC

EU and Court Members Should Press Them to Reconsider, Support Justice

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (bottom - C) and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen (bottom L) attend the vote to start the withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Budapest, Hungary, May 20, 2025.
June 13, 2025 News Release

G7 Should Prioritize Action to End Israeli Atrocities

Adopt Further Sanctions and End Arms Transfers

A Canada flag and an Alberta flag in Kananaskis, Alberta, June 2, 2025.
June 12, 2025 Letter

Letter to G7 Leaders Ahead of Summit

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