The ICC is the world's only permanent court for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and aggression. It steps in when states cannot — or will not — prosecute. Today it is under threat, and citizens across Europe can act together to protect it.
Every day, countries and international organisations violate their human rights obligations — through deliberate attacks or slow erosion. But citizens are not powerless.
Eumans and No Peace Without Justice are launching a coordinated, transnational mobilisation across Europe to defend the ICC and the international Rule of Law.
Our demands to the European Commission
1. Activate the EU Blocking Statute
to shield the ICC from U.S. sanctions. The Blocking Statute is an existing EU law that forbids European companies from complying with extraterritorial sanctions imposed by non-EU countries.
2. Support the ICC's candidature for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
A strong symbolic endorsement that the European Union stands behind international justice.
Starting point: Brussels — 14 April, 1:00 PM
Demonstration in front of the EU Commission, Rond-point Schuman (corner with Rue Archimède). This will also be the launch of a transnational Satyagraha.
Satyagraha comes from Sanskrit — satya (truth) + agraha (insistence). Developed by Mahatma Gandhi, it is a practice of nonviolent resistance.
How to join
- Join the relay Satyagraha — including a relay hunger strike
- Come to Brussels on April 14 for the demonstration
- Organise or join a local demonstration, sit-in, or walk-around in front of EU offices in your city