As a “court of last resort,” the International Criminal Court plays an essential role in providing accountability for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in more than 120 countries. Having campaigned for the court’s creation in the 1990s, Human Rights First now works with civil society partners to encourage governments to support the ICC’s important work and to defend it from attack.
Our Recent Work
- Sweeping ICC Sanctions Bill Would Harm Victims, U.S. Interests – July 2024
- NGO Letter to President Biden Opposing Sanctions against ICC’s Palestine Investigation – May 2024
- Do Not Destroy the Int’l Criminal Court for Pursuing Accountability in Gaza – May 2024
- New Bill Would Prevent Sanctions against Institutions Promoting Accountability – July 2022
- Even in War There Are Limits: ICC Issues New Warrants for Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Electrical Infrastructure – March 2024
- Biden’s Cooperation with the ICC Is a Step Toward Embracing Reality – August 2023
- Is the Pentagon Relenting?: A Close Study of Opposition to the ICC’s Ukraine Investigation – July 2023
- Why Isn’t the Pentagon Helping the International Court Prosecute Putin? (Ben Hodges, Wesley Clark, Philip Breedlove) – May 2023
- Almost There: When Will the Biden Administration Support the ICC in Ukraine? – March 2023
- Justice for Ukraine and the U.S. Government’s Anomalous ICC Policy – March 2022
- NGO FOIA Request to U.S. Justice Department for Legal Guidance Relevant to ICC Investigation in Darfur – April 2024
- In the Sudan War, Don’t Forget the Indicted War Criminals (Mutasim Ali, Adam Keith) – May 2023
- In ICC Investigation of 2008 Russia-Georgia War Crimes, Don’t Let Justice Delayed Become Justice Denied (Nika Jeiranashvili, Adam Keith) – September 2022
