Nobel laureate condemns US sanctions on ICC: "Unheard of and unacceptable"

Navi Pillay, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has criticized new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The sanctions were announced shortly after the Nobel Prize was awarded. Pillay is a lawyer and human rights advocate. She has served as an ICC judge and has worked for decades as a judge in international courts and tribunals. She spoke via video link from Nuremberg, Germany, at an event at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo on Saturday. She addressed the tension and concern over the future of international courts, especially the court in The Hague. "There are hundreds of employees who feel threatened. Some of the employees from the US have quit," she said. "But most importantly, one country has declared sanctions against judges only because of the legal orders they issue. This is unheard of and unacceptable," she continued.