Overview

• The sanctions freeze her U.S. assets, bar her from entering the country and prohibit U.S. parties from transacting with her.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures respond to her “illegitimate and shameful efforts” to prompt ICC investigations of U.S. and Israeli officials, companies and executives.
• UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric warned that targeting special rapporteurs with unilateral sanctions sets a dangerous precedent that undermines independent human rights monitoring.
• Rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the sanctions and urged governments to safeguard the work and autonomy of UN experts.
• The move extends a broader Trump administration campaign that has seen the U.S. withdraw from the Human Rights Council, defund UNRWA, review UNESCO and sanction ICC judges.