Koalitionen för Internationella brottmålsdomstolen (CICC), där Svenska FN-förbundet är medlem, fördömer USA:s senaste försök att försvaga och underminera ICC:s arbete. Läs sammanfattningen av koalitionens uttalande nedan.

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court condemns the latest US campaign to weaken and dismantle the ICC through sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and other coercive measures.

On 13 July 2026, the US State Department announced a new campaign to ”dismantle” and ”systematically disable” the ICC’s ability to operate. The coercive measures listed in this new campaign include diplomatic pressure and threats, financial pressure, additional sanctions against the Court and affiliated organisations, visa revocations, and efforts to persuade States parties to withdraw their support for the Court. 

The ICC was created because the international community recognised that accountability for the gravest crimes is essential to lasting peace and the prevention of future atrocities. Coercive measures aiming at intimidating the Court, civil society organisations and State parties undermine the shared commitment to justice and the rights of victims across the world.  

We call on States Parties to the Rome Statute to stand firm: defend the ICC’s independence and impartiality, reject these coercive measures, protect civil society and the Court, and uphold international justice.

📌 Läs hela uttalandet här: https://coalitionfortheicc.org/news/defend-justice-reject-united-states-campaign-against-icc
 
📌 Vill du lära dig mer om effekten av sanktionerna? Läs CICC:s rapport: coalitionfortheicc.org/sites/default/files/cicc_documents/Criminalising Accountability – 2026_0.pdf