US rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions

US rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 20:40 The president's targeting of the court has created legal risk for US-based human rights advocates A man takes a photograph of the exterior of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands on 28 March 2026 (John Thys/AFP) Off Four US-based rights groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for its sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a statement, the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch, and the Open Society Institute called the sanctions "blatantly illegal". They said they are being forced "to curtail a wide range of human rights and legal work in violation of...