HRW Urges ICC Member States to Address Threats to the Tribunal

Human Rights Watch made the appeal in a statement issued before the annual session of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties in The Hague.

It said the court has been under “extreme pressure” since ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas’s Mohammed Deif. These include threats from US legislators who said they would impose sanctions on ICC officials and those cooperating with the court.

“ICC warrants, whether against Vladimir Putin or Benjamin Netanyahu, send a critical message that no one is above the law,” said Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch.

“ICC member countries should make a commitment during their annual meeting to take all necessary steps to ensure that the ICC’s crucial work for justice can continue without obstruction.”

Special Counsel Jack Smith completed an assignment prosecuting war criminals at the ICC before returning to the US to deal with Donald J. Trump.



"Rejecting the warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu would make the US a rogue superpower."

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/2/live-israeli-forces-kill-10-palestinians-in-north-gaza-four-in-west-bank