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Navi Pillay, this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former UN rights chief, criticized US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as "unacceptable" during an event at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. The 85-year-old South African jurist spoke out against the sanctions imposed by the United States shortly after her award was announced, expressing concern for ICC staff and emphasizing that targeting judges for their judicial orders is unprecedented.
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On October 9, 2026, the U.S. State Department imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to its attempts to charge American service members for war crimes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced these sanctions via a video address, declaring that the United States would ban transactions with what he called a "rogue court," aiming to cut off its funding and hinder its operations. The sanctions block any assets the ICC might have in U.S. jurisdictions and set a six-month timeline for U.S. companies to wind down business with the court.

The move came just hours after former South African prosecutor Navi Pillay, who had led investigations into potential ICC charges against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The sanctions were met with condemnation from ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan, who stated that they would not halt the tribunal's work.

The Trump administration has long been hostile toward the court, having previously sanctioned its prosecutors and judges but now going further by potentially punishing companies providing services to the ICC itself. Pillay, in an interview on October 14, called these sanctions "illegal" and urged U.S. President Donald Trump to consult legal advisors about international law.

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Both the United States, whose leader Donald Trump has long coveted the award for himself, and ally Israel condemned her being awarded the honour. Hours after Pillay was named the laureate, the United States announced new sanctions against the ICC, provoking swift condemnation from member states and the United Nations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he described as a “rogue court”, escalating a long-running campaign by Trump’s administration against the Hague-based tribunal. ‘History will judge’
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🔮 Both the United States, whose leader Donald Trump has long coveted the award for himself, and ally Israel condemned her being awarded the honour. Hours after Pillay was named the laureate, the United States announced new sanctions against the ICC, provoking swift condemnation from member states and the United Nations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he described as a “rogue court”, escalating a long-running campaign by Trump’s administration against the Hague-based tribunal. ‘History will judge’
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Nobel peace laureate calls US sanctions on International Criminal Court 'unacceptable' · assertive framing

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Jurist and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday called sanctions announced by the US on the International Criminal Court (ICC) “unheard of” and “unacceptable”. asserted
Pillay → call → Court
“There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague,” Pillay said via video link from Nuremberg during an event at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, lamenting “there are hundreds of staff who feel they are under threat”. asserted
they → be → threat
“Most importantly, sanctions have been announced by one country against the judges, just for the judicial orders they issue. asserted
they → announce → orders
This is unheard of, unacceptable,” the 85-year-old South African lawyer said. asserted
lawyer → say → ?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced that Pillay, who once sat on the ICC, was this year’s recipient of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. asserted
who → announce → Prize
Both the United States, whose leader Donald Trump has long coveted the award for himself, and ally Israel condemned her being awarded the honour. Hours after Pillay was named the laureate, the United States announced new sanctions against the ICC, provoking swift condemnation from member states and the United Nations. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he described as a “rogue court”, escalating a long-running campaign by Trump’s administration against the Hague-based tribunal. ‘History will judge’ asserted
History → covet → tribunal
The court rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that “history will judge this moment”. asserted
history → reject → moment
In addition to serving on the ICC, Pillay was the UN human rights high commissioner from 2008 to 2014, and headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), which found last year that genocide was occurring in Gaza. asserted
genocide → serve → Gaza
The body does not speak on behalf of the UN. asserted
body → speak → UN
Israel has rejected the COI’s findings, calling them “distorted and false”. Israel’s foreign ministry said the award legitimised “anti-Israel hatred”, adding that it thought that Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels must be “applauding from hell”. asserted
Goebbels → reject → hell
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the awarding of the prize to Pillay showed the Nobel committee had “lost its moral compass” by honouring “a bigot”. asserted
committee → say → bigot
Trump, who last month called on ICC member states to quit the court, meanwhile labelled the committee’s choice as “a disgraceful and embarrassing decision”, telling a rally of his supporters in Syracuse, New York, he had “never heard of” Pillay. asserted
he → call → Pillay
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