{"id":57864,"date":"2025-06-11T19:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/un-chief-voices-concern-over-us-sanctions-on-icc-judges"},"modified":"2025-06-11T20:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:23:32","slug":"un-chief-voices-concern-over-us-sanctions-on-icc-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/un-chief-voices-concern-over-us-sanctions-on-icc-judges","title":{"rendered":"UN Chief Voices Concern Over US Sanctions on ICC Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed &#8220;serious concern&#8221; over the US decision to sanction four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged &#8220;transgressions against the United States and Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The secretary-general expresses serious concern about the designation of four judges of the International Criminal Court to be sanctioned under the executive order by the United States,&#8221; UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that the UN and the ICC &#8220;are separate institutions with separate and distinct mandates,&#8221; Haq affirmed that &#8220;the United Nations considers the ICC a key pillar of international criminal justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The secretary-general respects its work and emphasizes the importance of the basic principle of judicial independence,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the US announced sanctions against four ICC judges, namely second vice-president Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou from Benin, Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa from Uganda, Judge Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza from Peru, and Judge Beti Hohler from Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It reflects the seriousness of the threat we face from the ICC\u2019s politicization and abuse of power,&#8221; said a statement by the US State Department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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