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February 6, 2025, New York – In response to President Trump’s Executive Order calling for sanctions against International Criminal Court staff, Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, issued the following statement:
Today’s order for sanctions against unnamed International Criminal Court staff and their families because they did their job in investigating U.S. torture and advancing justice for Palestinians in the face of Israel’s 15-month total assault on Gaza is a direct attack on the rule of law. Trump continues to make clear that he would rather protect war criminals like Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant than people subjected to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
The broad scope of the Executive Order is intended to embolden perpetrators across the world and to inhibit the pursuit of international justice against the most powerful.
Lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights currently represent Palestinian victims in proceedings before the ICC.
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