Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called US sanctions on the International Criminal Court "unacceptable," adding her voice to growing international criticism of the measures. Ukraine has also thrown its weight behind the court following the US action.
In Canada, jurists are pushing the government to intervene as the Trump administration pushes to dismantle the ICC. Japan's Motegi separately brought up the matter of the court with US Secretary of State Rubio, pointing to wider diplomatic concern over Washington's moves to weaken the tribunal.