Protect Global Justice: Oppose U.S. Interference and Sanctions Against the ICC

I am writing to demand that the United States government immediately halt all efforts to interfere with, sanction, or dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC). time.com The State Department's newly announced campaign to systematically disable the ICC's operations, pressure global allies to withdraw from the Rome Statute, and target the court "brick by brick" is a dangerous escalation. These actions deeply damage the rules-based international order and weaken the only global safety net designed to hold perpetrators of war crimes and genocide accountable. Stanford University+ 1 I am particularly alarmed by the State Department's explicit threats of "increased scrutiny" and potential cuts in security or financial assistance for global allies who refuse to reject the court's authority. Coercing friendly nations into abandoning their commitments to international law is a diplomatic failure that isolates the United States on the world stage. Jurist.org Furthermore, any move to sanction the ICC as an entire institution would unconstitutionally criminalize American human rights groups, legal researchers, and banks working to support international justice. While the U.S. is not a party to the Rome Statute, actively working to destroy an independent court of law signals to the world that powerful nations are entirely above the law. Jurist.org I urge you to: • Oppose any legislation or executive actions that impose travel bans, visa revocations, asset freezes, or financial sanctions on ICC personnel and affiliated organizations.
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 • Block efforts to sanction the ICC as a whole institution.
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 • Halt all diplomatic pressure and coercive threats targeting allies who support the court's mandate. • Uphold international justice by allowing the ICC to carry out its independent investigations without American interference or coercion. We cannot champion global human rights while actively working to tear down the very institutions designed to defend them.