US Federal Government Sued by Human Rights Watch Over ICC Sanctions (Connecting the Dots: The Netherlands, The American Society for Muslim Advancement, The Open Society Institute, George Soros, The Human Rights Watch (HRW) & The Carnegie/Soros Network)
A legal
complaint filed in New York says the Trump administration’s sanctions against
the International Criminal Court are an ‘unlawful abuse of pow
The
Epoch Times
Chris
Summers
8/12/2026|Updated:
8/12/2026
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and
three other advocacy groups have filed a legal complaint against the Trump
administration over its sanctions against the International Criminal Court
(ICC), which is based in the Netherlands.
The
Aug. 11 complaint, filed in the
Southern District of New York, also seeks to challenge sanctions that were
imposed on a United Nations human rights expert and three Palestinian groups.
HRW, along with the American Friends Service
Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Open
Society Institute, argue that the sanctions undermine the
court’s ability to prosecute people responsible for some of humanity’s worst
crimes.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 6, 2025,
to allow for the imposition of sanctions on the ICC over its alleged bias
against Israel and the United States.
That
followed the ICC’s decision in
November 2024 to issue international warrants seeking the
arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense
Minister Yoav Gallant over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in response to
the Hamas terrorist group’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
During
a press conference on Aug. 11, HRW’s international justice director, Liz
Evenson, said the complaint was designed to push back against the Trump
administration’s actions.
“The
Trump administration seeks a get-out-of-jail-free card for whomever it chooses.
And with this case, we say no,” Evenson said.
“This
is an unlawful abuse of power constituting a frontal attack on the rule of law,
the independence of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers, basic precepts
undergirding the international legal order, and the principle of equal access
to justice,” the complaint states.
Andrew
Loewenstein of Boston-based international law firm Foley Hoag LLP is the lead
counsel representing the plaintiffs.
“The
plaintiffs are seeking an end to this sanctions regime, which transgresses the president’s authority and violates
international and US law, including the rights to freedom of expression and
religion,” Loewenstein said in a statement.
Among those sanctioned by the United States
was ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who was fired from that position last month over
sexual misconduct allegations, which he denies. A majority of the ICC’s 125
member states voted to remove Khan, a British lawyer, for “serious misconduct and serious breach of
duty.”
US
Criticism of ICC
Last
month U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said he was launching a campaign to “dismantle the threat posed by
the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty.”
“The
ICC is backed and run by a powerful network of leftist nongovernment
organizations, smug globalists, and hostile Third World governments united by
their enmity toward the U.S.,”
Rubio said.
The Trump administration said it was also considering revoking
visas and imposing travel bans on ICC personnel, imposing increased sanctions
on the ICC and its affiliates, and increasing pressure on nations that refuse
to reject ICC rulings while still relying on assistance from the United States.
The ICC was set up in 2002 in the wake of the
war in the former Yugoslavia, which saw two Bosnian Serb leaders, Radovan
Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, convicted and jailed by a separate international
tribunal.
In his February 2025 executive order, Trump
said the ICC’s recent actions against Israel and the United States set a
“dangerous precedent” that directly endangered active service members of the
U.S. armed forces.
“This malign conduct in turn threatens to
infringe upon the sovereignty of the United States and undermines the critical
national security and foreign policy
work of the United States Government and our allies, including Israel,” he
wrote.
The
Epoch Times reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment but did not
receive a response by publication time.
The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
Connecting
the Dots:
Clifford M. Sobel was
the Netherlands ambassador and is a director at the Millennium
Promise.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium
Promise.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and is a board member for the International
Crisis Group.
Jimmy Carter was
an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise and a
member of The Elders.
Willem Kok was
a board member for the International Crisis Group and the
prime minister for the Netherlands.
Martti Ahtisaari was
the chair emeritus for the International Crisis Group and a
member of The Elders.
Kofi A. Annan was
a board member for the International Crisis Group, the chairman
for The Elders and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation
of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for
the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Ted Lieu was honored with
the Carnegie Corporation of New
York's Great Immigrants Award,
has represented California's 36th congressional district in the
United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of
the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie
Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah
Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation
of New York.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for
the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Human Rights
Watch (HRW).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundation, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Human Rights
Watch (HRW).
Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S.
programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at
the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and a director at
the White House Project.
Daisy Khan was
a director at the White House Project, is a developer for Park51 and
an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement
Park51
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park51
Park51 (originally
named Cordoba House[6]) is to be a 13-story Islamic community center in Lower
Manhattan including a "Muslim community center and a mosque."[7] The
developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.[7]
Due to its proposed location two blocks from the World
Trade Center site,[8][9]
it was widely and controversially referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque".
Alwaleed
Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of
Tomorrow and the Islamic Development Bank.
American
Society for Muslim Advancement is a sponsor for the Muslim
Leaders of Tomorrow.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement and a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Beth A. Brooke was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and is a director at the White House Project.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown
University.
Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a
center at Georgetown University.
Alwaleed bin
Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the chairman for the Rotana
Group, a stockholder for News Corp., the founder of the Alwaleed
Bin Talal Foundation, and the Saudi Arabia prince.
Rotana Group is
an investor in News Corp.
21st Century Fox was
a spinoff company of News Corp.
K. Rupert Murdoch is the
chairman & CEO for News Corp, the chairman & CEO for 21st
Century Fox and a papal knighthood knight.
papal knighthood knight
is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.
John J.
Studzinski is a papal knighthood knight, a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
a director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch
(HRW).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition,
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a
benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch (HRW).
Alwaleed bin
Talal is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the
founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for
the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition and the
chairman for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the
World Trade Center,
Vartan Gregorian is
a director at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the
World Trade Center and was a director at the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch (HRW).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and is
the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch (HRW) and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S.
programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at
the Human Rights Watch and a director at the White
House Project.
Daisy Khan was
a director at the White House Project, is a developer for Park51 and
an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
American
Society for Muslim Advancement is a sponsor for the Muslim
Leaders of Tomorrow.
Carnegie
Corporation of New York was a supporter for the American
Society for Muslim Advancement and a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Andrew Carnegie was
the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown
University.
Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a
center at Georgetown University.
Alwaleed bin
Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the chairman for the Rotana
Group, a stockholder for News Corp., the founder of the Alwaleed
Bin Talal Foundation, and the Saudi Arabia prince.
Rotana Group is
an investor in News Corp.
21st Century Fox was
a spinoff company of News Corp.
K. Rupert Murdoch is the
chairman & CEO for News Corp, the chairman & CEO for 21st
Century Fox and a papal knighthood knight.
papal knighthood knight
is an honor conferred by pope from the Roman Catholic Church.
John J.
Studzinski is a papal knighthood knight, a director
at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and
a director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch
(HRW).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition,
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a
benefactor at the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch (HRW).
Alwaleed bin
Talal is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the
founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for
the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Resources:
Past Research
Trump:
NATO a 'Paper Tiger' on Strait of Hormuz (Connecting the Dots: The United
Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, NATO & The Carnegie/Soros
Network) (Past Research on the Netherlands)
Saturday,
March 21, 2026
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/trump-nato-paper-tiger-on-strait-of.html
Mamdani
Victory Signals Earthshaking Shift NYC Politics (Connecting the Dots: Zohran
Mamdani, New York City, Park 51, The Ground Zero mosque, American Society for
Muslim Advancement, The Papal Knighthood, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for
Muslim-Christian Understanding, Green Cross International & Soros Funding,
All Networking In This Election) (Past Research on
the Human Rights Watch)
Wednesday,
November 5, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/11/mamdani-victory-signals-earthshaking.html
Israel
Denies Work Visa to Official from ‘Blatantly Hostile’ Human Rights Watch (Past Research on the Human Rights Watch)
Friday,
February 24, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/02/israel-denies-work-visa-to-official.html
National
September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation (Past Research on the September 11 Memorial & Museum
at the World Trade Center Foundation)
Wednesday,
October 16, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/national-september-11-memorial-museum.html
Bill
Gates-Funded Climate Group Slashes Staff (Connecting the Dots: Bill Gates, The
Breakthrough Energy Coalition, The Climate Reality Project, The New York Times,
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, The World Economic Forum & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Breakthrough
Energy Coalition)
Wednesday,
March 12, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/bill-gates-funded-climate-group-slashes.html
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