Civil society calls the U.S. government to recant its ICC sanctions policy

On 9 October, the U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo announced that the U.S. would impose visa sanctions on “any and all ICC officials determined to be directly responsible for an ICC investigation of U.S. personnel, or of allied personnel without our allies’ consent.”

Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) published its press release on 10 October 2019 stating that the renewed threat by the U.S. government to impose more sanctions against Judges and Prosecutors working for the ICC sets a dangerous and highly damaging precedent.

The CICC is a global network of more than 2,500 civil society organizations in 150 countries. Its member organizations have asked the U.S. government to recant its ICC sanctions policy.