Proposal to Restrict US Aid to Countries Associated with ICC
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TLDR
- U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week, calling it corrupt and politically motivated.
- The U.S. has imposed sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, including freezing their U.S. bank accounts and cutting off financial services.
- The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, has been prosecuting individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide since 2002.
- The ICC has 125 member countries, but not all are UN members; notable non-members include the U.S., Russia, and China.
- Rubio threatened to dismantle the ICC and announced measures to restrict U.S. residency permits for ICC staff and related organizations.