On August 11, 2026, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Human Rights Watch, and the Open Society Institute (OSI) filed a lawsuit challenging Executive Order 14,203, signed by President Donald Trump on February 6, 2025, and the sanctions designations made pursuant to it.

Executive Order 14,203, Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), authorizes sanctions against certain ICC officials and other non-US persons and entities that engage with the court. The administration has justified the order by contending that any effort by the ICC to investigate nationals of the United States or of certain allied countries constitutes a “national emergency” and specifically references the court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The result is an attack against independent international judicial actors and mechanisms. The order also exposes US-based individuals and organizations to civil and criminal penalties for providing services to or for the benefit of sanctioned persons.

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Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Targeting ICC

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