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Canada Backs ICC Judge Amid Controversial U.S. Sanctions

9/4/2025

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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand supports ICC Judge Kimberly Prost amid U.S. sanctions related to her Afghanistan investigation.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Prost and three other judges for prosecuting American and Israeli officials.
The ICC criticized these sanctions, calling them an infringement on judicial independence.

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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand supports ICC Judge Kimberly Prost amid U.S. sanctions related to her Afghanistan investigation.
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Prost and three other judges for prosecuting American and Israeli officials.
The ICC criticized these sanctions, calling them an infringement on judicial independence.