Four human rights organisations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to challenge its campaign against the International Criminal Court, arguing that sanctions imposed on the tribunal’s judges and prosecutors are unconstitutional. At the heart of the case is a claim that the sanctions have made ordinary human rights work legally perilous. Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, framed the legal action as a direct challenge to the administration’s broader posture toward international accountability mechanisms. It is an affront to all victims and survivors of war crimes and genocide,” adding that she viewed the executive order as an attempt to intimidate those pursuing accountability. No hearing date had been set for the Southern District of New York case as of Tuesday afternoon, and the underlying executive order remains in effect while the litigation proceeds.