Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries ‘Relentless Intensification’ of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff

Africa: UN Rights Chief Decries ‘Relentless Intensification’ of U.S. Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff

The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate…

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U.S. sanctions 6 leaders and affiliates of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

U.S. sanctions 6 leaders and affiliates of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

Federal authorities sanctioned six leaders and affiliates of Tren de Aragua on Thursday, the latest step in the United States’ ongoing effort to target members of the Venezuelan gang. The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the head of the gang known as “Niño Guerrero,” as well as five others connected to Tren de…

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US sanctions UN expert Albanese over Israel criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US sanctions UN expert Albanese over Israel criticism | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Trump administration says it is targeting Francesca Albanese for encouraging ICC war crime prosecution against Israel’s Netanyahu. Washington, DC – The administration of United States President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on United Nations expert Francesca Albanese over her documentation of Israel’s abuses against Palestinians during its war on Gaza. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

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