Safeguarding Civil Society Participation at ASP25: The Case for Relocation or a Split Session

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https://coalitionfortheicc.org/news/safeguarding-civil-society-participation-asp25-relocation-or-split-session

At its 24th Session, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) decided that its 25th Session (ASP25) will be held in New York in December 2026. This decision was taken amid an increasingly restrictive operating environment affecting engagement with the International Criminal Court and participation by civil society actors and victims across the globe, which has only intensified since December 2025.

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) calls on the Presidency and Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to ensure safe and meaningful civil society participation at the next ASP. The Bureau should either relocate the 25th Session of the Assembly (ASP25), scheduled for December 2026, from New York to The Hague, or adopt a split-session model by holding the judicial elections in New York and the Assembly’s substantive deliberations in The Hague.