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Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls ICC sanctions 'unacceptable'

Fleur Hargreaves · Middle East Eye
Published 11 Oct 2026, 12:57 am·51 min ago·1 min read
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Nobel peace laureate Pillay calls ICC sanctions 'unacceptable' The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize Navi Pillay, a South African judge and former UN rights chief, called the US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) "unheard of, unacceptable" on Saturday. "There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague... most importantly, sanctions have been announced by one country against the judges, just for the judicial orders they issue. This is unheard of, unacceptable," Pillay said via…

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