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Palestinian rights group condemns US sanctions on ICC officials
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The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights condemned new sanctions imposed by the U.S. administration against two senior International Criminal Court officials: Judge Tomoko Akane, who serves as ICC President, and Abdoulaye Saye, a Senior Trial Lawyer in the Office of the Prosecutor. PCHR said the measures represent an attack on the court's institutional independence.
The organization argued that the sanctions obstruct international justice by targeting officials involved in investigating and prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity. PCHR warned the action attempts to prevent the ICC from holding accountable those responsible for serious violations of international law. The group characterized the U.S. move as an effort to undermine accountability mechanisms essential to the international legal system.
