17 organisations from across the international legal community have strongly condemned the sanctions imposed by the US administration against the International Criminal Court in a joint statement published last week (16 October 2026).
The signatories include:
The Law Society
Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L)
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
JUDGES FOR JUDGES
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales
Unione delle Camere Penali Italiane
The Bar Council of England and Wales
FBE · Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe
The Law Society of Scotland
Commonwealth Lawyers Association
Consejo General de la Abogacía Española
The Bar of Northern Ireland
Faculty of Advocates
European Criminal Bar Association
Observatoire international des avocats en danger
The Law Society of Northern Ireland
🖋️ Other organisations have also spoken out independently, such as the European Young Bar Association, which published an official statement yesterday (21 October 2026), calling for an end to the sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Source: https://lnkd.in/p/dh-zRVrZ
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