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El fiscal jefe de La Corte Penal Internacional de La Haya, Karim Khan, utilizaba los servicios de groupware (correo, calendarios, tareas, contactos, etc.) de #Microsoft.

Tras las sanciones impuestas por Trump al tribunal, ahora Khan no puede acceder a su email 🤷 .

https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3

Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work

Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. He has lost access to his email and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at The Hague-based court also have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. In addition, some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC. Rights groups say these problems will prevent victims of war crimes from getting justice.

AP News
May 15 at 12:06pmWeb
Show threadNyan MaxMay 15
@linux_spain Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider, ICC staffers said. His bank accounts in his home country of the U.K. have been blocked.
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@maxxcan

This has been a long time coming. Free Software advocates have warned against the dependency on US proprietary providers for decades.

Show threadBauglirMay 17
@linux_spain , la pregunta interesante es porqué un Juez de la Corte Penal Internacional utilizaba los servicios de una empresa como Microsoft para trabajar con información reservada, en lugar de usar una plataforma gestionada por la propia institución...