New from PHR's @knaimer:
"PHR welcomes today’s announcement by the U.S. @StateDept that President Biden has revoked Executive Order 13928, which had imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on personnel of @IntlCrimCourt.https://phr.org/news/biden-administration-lifting-sanctions-on-icc-staff-a-bare-minimum-step-towards-improved-u-s-engagement-with-the-court-phr/ …
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Revoking the sanctions today is a bare minimum step towards re-establishing more constructive engagement between the United States and the ICC.
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As shown in the recent conviction of warlord Bosco Ntaganda, when the United States and the ICC work collaboratively, perpetrators of the most severe atrocities can be brought to justice, and survivors can receive a measure of redress. (More here: https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-courts-slavery-war-crimes-crime-8351f5de9d9298011069b6a153787f97 …)
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The U.S. can and should support important ICC cases, such as the ongoing investigation into crimes committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar. PHR continues its longstanding call on the United States to join the Rome Statute supporting this international court of last resort.”
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