Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called US sanctions on the International Criminal Court "unacceptable," joining growing international criticism of the measures. Ukraine has also thrown its weight behind the court following the US action.
In Canada, jurists are pressing 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 campaign against the tribunal.