Human Rights Watch Urges World Leaders at UN General Assembly to Defend International Accountability

Human Rights Watch has called on world leaders attending the UN General Assembly to defend international human rights institutions, oppose efforts to weaken the ICC, and address ongoing conflicts in regions including Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and Myanmar. The organization has also highlighted the UN's financial difficulties and expressed concerns about US sanctions targeting ICC officials.

Human Rights Watch called on world leaders convening at the UN General Assembly in New York to uphold international human rights mechanisms and pursue accountability for breaches of international law. Human Rights Watch has urged all UN member states to publicly oppose actions by the United States, Russia, China, and other countries that weaken the international human rights architecture and reduce the capacity of accountability mechanisms to address abuses, while also highlighting that the International Criminal Court is facing growing pressure from Washington. The Trump administration imposed sanctions on ICC judges and officials while also pursuing a wider effort to weaken the court's functioning, according to Human Rights Watch reporting. Human Rights Watch had called on governments to address the UN's persistent budget shortfalls, which the group argues have weakened both its human rights operations and peacekeeping missions. Whoever succeeds António Guterres as UN Secretary-General when his term ends in late 2026 will face calls to place human rights at the forefront of the role, strengthen peacekeeping missions, and address the organisation's ongoing funding challenges.

Human Rights Watch Urges World Leaders at UN General Assembly to Defend International Accountability

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