Pushback for US to pass resolution in support of ICC

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[Opinion. Where else cam justice be served on the rich and powerful, their minions and their foot soldiers? None should be above the law when committing atrocities, war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing.

The ICC is the court of last resort. It is significant that a female legislator speaks out in defence of the court

Make no mistake: This Court is our Nuremburg. Just as needed today as at the end of WWII.]

Ilhan Omar introduces resolution urging US to join international criminal court

Exclusive: bill from Democratic lawmaker comes two days after Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle war crimes tribunal

Cate Brown

The Guardian: 15 Jul 2026

SOURCE: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/ilhan-omar-icc-membership-resolution

The Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the United States to join the international criminal court (ICC), marking the first congressional pushback against the Trump administration’s pledge to “systematically disable” the war crimes tribunal through sanctions and diplomatic pressure.

Omar’s bill came two days after Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, vowed to dismantle the court.

“The ICC is a crucial tool for justice in places where victims have nowhere else to turn,” Omar said. “If we truly believe in human rights and the rule of law, we should strengthen international justice – not undermine it. The United States should lead by example and show that no one is above the law.”

European lawmakers have also rallied in defense of the war crimes tribunal and rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the ICC poses a threat to US sovereignty.

“We stand firm in our support for the international criminal court. Attacks or threats against the court, elected officials, personnel or those cooperating with the court are simply not acceptable,” an EU spokesperson, Anouar El Anouni, said on Tuesday.