September 4, 2025, New York — In response to the imposition of sanctions by the United States Department of State on three leading Palestinian human rights organizations (Al Haq, Al Mezan, and, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights) for their efforts before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement:

The Center for Constitutional Rights condemns in the strongest terms the State Department’s escalation of its attacks on Palestinian human rights organizations today. At the height of Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide against the Palestinian people, the Trump administration has cynically chosen to punish the advocates leading the charge for accountability. This attack cements the United States government’s complicity in Israel’s crimes. 

Today’s designations for sanctions come three months after the designation of another Palestinian human rights organization, Addameer, and a month after the designation of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, all because of their efforts to advocate for accountability for crimes committed against Palestinians. By targeting civil society, human rights organizations, and international mechanisms, the administration is attempting to undermine the infrastructure of support for the most vulnerable communities; this dangerous, authoritarian sequence should alarm us all.