Amnesty International has denounced former US President Donald Trump’s executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it a dangerous assault on global justice.

Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary general, criticised the move and accused Washington of seeking to dismantle mechanisms that hold perpetrators of war crimes accountable.

“It is vindictive, aggressive, and a brutal step to destroy global rules that aim to deliver justice for all,” she said in a statement, warning that the sanctions undermine decades of progress in international law. Callamard said that institutions like the ICC are essential to upholding human rights, preventing atrocities, and securing justice for victims.