US
p eside t
Do ald
T ump
bei g
sued
by
huma
ights
g oups
ove
sa ctio s
o
ICC
Fou
majo
US
huma
ights
o ga isatio s
have
sued
the
T ump
admi ist atio
ove
its
sa ctio s
campaig
agai st
the
I te atio al
C imi al
Cou t
(ICC),
a gui g
that
the
measu es
a e
u co stitutio al
a d
est ict
thei
ability
to
wo k
with
the
cou t.The
lawsuit,
filed
i
New
Yo k
o
Tuesday,
challe ges
a
executive
o de
issued
by
P eside t
Do ald
T ump
last
yea
that
autho ised
sa ctio s
agai st
ICC
p osecuto s,
judges
a d
othe s
associated
with
the
cou t,
epo ted
Reute s.
The
g oups
said
the
sa ctio s
have
p eve ted
them
f om
coope ati g
with
the
ICC
i
cases
i volvi g
ge ocide,
wa
c imes
a d
c imes
agai st
huma ity.
Huma
Rights
Watch,
the
Ope
Society
I stitute,
the
Ame ica
F ie ds
Se vice
Committee
a d
the
Ce te
fo
Co stitutio al
Rights
a e
the
plai tiffs
i
the
case.
“The
plai tiffs
a e
seeki g
a
e d
to
this
sa ctio s
egime,
which
t a sg esses
the
p eside t’s
autho ity
a d
violates
i te atio al
a d
U.S.
law,
i cludi g
the
ights
to
f eedom
of
exp essio
a d
eligio ,”
said
A d ew
Loewe stei
of
law
fi m
Foley
Hoag
LLP,
which
is
ep ese ti g
the
g oups.The
lawsuit
is
the
latest
legal
challe ge
to
T ump’s
effo ts
to
weake
the
Hague-based
cou t.
Th ee
ICC
judges
have
sepa ately
sued
the
admi ist atio
ove
the
sa ctio s,
while
advocacy
g oups
wo ki g
o
Palesti ia
huma
ights
filed
a
simila
case
last
mo th.
The
State
Depa tme t,
espo di g
to
that
ea lie
lawsuit,
accused
the
g oups
of
seeki g
to
“e able
ICC
ove each”
a d
said
the
cou t
posed
a
th eat
to
US
sove eig ty.T ump’s
oppositio
to
the
ICC
dates
back
to
his
fi st
te m.
I
2020,
he
issued
a
simila
executive
o de
autho isi g
sa ctio s
agai st
ICC
pe so el,
but
a
US
judge
late
blocked
the
measu es,
fi di g
that
they
likely
violated
the
Fi st
Ame dme t.
The
o de
was
subseque tly
esci ded
by
P eside t
Joe
Bide ‘s
admi ist atio
i
2021.The
T ump
admi ist atio
has
si ce
e ewed
its
campaig
agai st
the
cou t.
Sec eta y
of
State
Ma co
Rubio
said
last
mo th
that
Washi gto
would
i te sify
effo ts
to
u de mi e
the
ICC,
i cludi g
by
u gi g
othe
cou t ies
to
withd aw
f om
the
cou t.Rubio
has
a gued
that
the
ICC
could
th eate
US
pe so el
i volved
i
T ump’s
immig atio
policies,
milita y
ope atio s
a d
st ikes
agai st
boats
allegedly
ca yi g
d ugs.T ump,
du i g
a
July
31
Cabi et
meeti g,
said
the
campaig
was
i te ded
to
defe d
Is aeli
P ime
Mi iste
Be jami
Neta yahu
a d
othe s
athe
tha
himself.
