72 countries issue statement of support for ICC & oppose US sanctions

Following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) annual report to the United Nations General Assembly, 72 State Parties to the Rome Statute (which established the ICC) issued a statement confirming their “unwavering support for the Court as an independent and impartial judicial institution”. In light of the US sanctions against 2 ICC senior officials in September 2020 (see post), the statement …