A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing sanctions on two US-based human rights organizations for their involvement in supporting the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigations into alleged war crimes in Gaza. In a 30-page order issued on October 13, 2026, Jesse M. Furman, a judge at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, granted a preliminary injunction to the organizations Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag). This ruling has been described by the groups as an important step in challenging the ICC sanctions regime.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks US Sanctions on Human Rights Groups Assisting ICC
A federal judge has issued a temporary block on sanctions against two US human rights groups, Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag), for their support of the ICC's investigations into Gaza war crimes. The ruling was made by Judge Jesse M. Furman in a 30-page order on October 13, 2026.
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