人权观察、美国友好服务委员会、宪法权利中心和开放社会研究所四家倡导组织在纽约南区联邦法院起诉特朗普政府，挑战其对国际刑事法院的制裁行动。[1][2]这些组织声称，政府的行政命令和财务及法律处罚违反了美国宪法第一和第五修正案的权利。[1]诉讼指控这些制裁是对国际司法的"公然非法攻击"，破坏了全球追究战争罪和反人类罪责任人的能力。[2]
特朗普政府的制裁已针对包括前国际刑事法院首席检察官卡里姆·汗在内的十几名该机构工作人员。[1]国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥随后宣布启动全面运动，表示美国将向成员国施压要求其退出该法院、对与该法院合作的组织实施制裁，以及禁止其工作人员进入美国。[1]鲁比奥发表声明后不久，包括委内瑞拉在内的多个国家宣布将退出国际刑事法院。[1]
Four American human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court [1][2]. The suit, brought by Human Rights Watch, the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Open Society Institute, was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York [1][2]. The groups contend that the administration's executive orders and financial penalties against ICC judges, prosecutors, and human rights experts violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution as well as international law [1].
The plaintiffs argue that the sanctions have effectively crippled the Court's ability to pursue accountability for serious international crimes [1]. The Trump administration has imposed penalties on more than a dozen ICC personnel, including former Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan [1]. The organizations characterize these measures as an illegal assault on international justice, asserting that they undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity [2]. Lead counsel for the case is Andrew Lowenstein of Fleit and Hogarth LLP [1].
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a comprehensive campaign to dismantle what the administration views as a threat to American sovereignty posed by the ICC [1]. According to Rubio's stated approach, the United States will pressure member nations to withdraw from the Court, sanction organizations that cooperate with it, and bar its personnel from entering American territory [1]. Following this announcement, several countries, including Venezuela, have declared their intention to leave the ICC [1].