Reine Alapini-Gansou

Three International Criminal Court judges had their bank accounts frozen, lost health insurance, and faced restricted financial services due to U.S. sanctions under Executive Order 14203. A complaint filed in a New York federal court details the personal and financial hardships imposed on the judges, including impacts on their families and daily lives.

Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges from Canada, Uganda, and Benin have faced frozen bank accounts, loss of health insurance, and restricted financial access due to U.S. sanctions under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The judges are suing the Trump administration, calling the sanctions a 'financial death penalty' that undermines judicial independence.

Three International Criminal Court judges have sued US President Donald Trump and his administration, alleging sanctions were imposed for their work on ICC investigations involving Israel and the United States. A New York federal court has ordered the government to respond to the lawsuit within 60 days.

Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges are suing U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration in a New York federal court, alleging that sanctions like asset freezes and travel bans are punishing them for conducting ICC investigations in Palestine and Afghanistan. The lawsuit claims the sanctions violate judicial independence and target their work on cases involving alleged crimes in those regions.

Three International Criminal Court judges—Kimberly Prost, Solomy Bossa, and Reine Alapini-Gansou—sued the Trump administration in New York, alleging sanctions against them violated judicial independence by punishing their court decisions. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeks to remove the judges from a sanctions list and unfreeze their assets, citing the negative impact on their personal lives and the ICC's ability to deliver justice.