Day 228
September 4, 2025
2 incidents
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law
US Sanctions Al-Haq, Al Mezan and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Under ICC Sanctions Order (September 2025)
On 4 September 2025 the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added three leading Palestinian human rights organisations, Al-Haq in Ramallah and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza City, to its sanctions list under Executive Order 14203, the order targeting people who assist the International Criminal Court's investigations of the US or its allies. The State Department announced the action as 'Sanctioning Foreign NGOs Directly Engaged in ICC's Illegitimate Targeting of Israel'. Human Rights Watch called the designations 'a cruel and vindictive effort to punish those simply advocating for victims of serious crimes'.
- Significant Democratic Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing
Attorney general appeals
New York Attorney General Letitia James appeals the voiding of the penalty to the New York Court of Appeals.
From: New York Civil Fraud Case: Liability Upheld, Nearly $500 Million Penalty Voided on Appeal