Office of Global Criminal Justice

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit, April 19, 2017, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Tillerson recently announced the possible closure of the Office of Global Criminal Justice.(AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pfc. Lynndie England holding a leash attached to a detainee in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to shut down the U.S.’s office dedicated to advising his department on issues related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, according to a new report by Foreign Policy.