The Impact of Sanctions on Human Rights

... these states. Targeted sanctions typically include suspending the issuance of visas and freezing accounts and assets. Why did the United States impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court? On March 5, 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing its universal jurisdiction, authorized an investigation into charges of U.S. military personnel and other U.S.-controlled units of committing war crimes during the operation in Afghanistan, despite the fact that the United States did not ...