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Navi Pillay calls planned US sanctions against ICC unacceptable
The United States has announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay called the move unacceptable.
The US says the court threatens its sovereignty and its citizens, and does not recognize the court’s authority.
Pillay said punishing judges for their decisions threatens the future of international courts.
She previously led a UN inquiry that accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, a finding Israel strongly criticized.
If the sanctions take effect, financial transactions with the court will be banned, which the US says would limit its resources and ability to operate.
The sanctions have been announced, but the article does not say when they will take effect.
Navi Pillay called US sanctions announced against the International Criminal Court unacceptable.
The United States said the measures were needed to defend its sovereignty and citizens from the court.
The sanctions, once applied, would ban financial transactions with the court and limit its ability to operate.
Pillay said punishing judges for their decisions was unprecedented and unacceptable.
She spoke by video link from Nuremberg at an event organized by the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
- Who
- Navi Pillay criticized the sanctions announced by the United States against the International Criminal Court.
- What
- The United States announced sanctions against the court. Pillay called them unacceptable.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Pillay spoke by video link from Nuremberg, Germany, at an event in Oslo, Norway.
- Why
- The United States said the sanctions were needed to defend its sovereignty and citizens from the court. Pillay objected to sanctions against judges over their decisions.
United States
Navi Pillay
Reason for sanctions
United States
The United States said the measures were needed to defend its sovereignty and citizens from the threat posed by the court.
Navi Pillay
Pillay said sanctions against judges for their decisions were unprecedented and unacceptable.
Impact on the court
United States
The sanctions would cut the court off from resources and reduce its ability to operate.
Navi Pillay
Pillay expressed concern about the future of international courts, especially the International Criminal Court.
C'est du jamais-vu et c'est inacceptable
tribunal voyou
Ils veulent plus de pouvoir et le veulent à nos dépens
Washington announced unprecedented sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
Pillay called the sanctions unacceptable while speaking by video link from Nuremberg at an Oslo event.
- Sanctions announced
- United States
- Target
- International Criminal Court
- Pillay's location
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Event location
- Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway
- Sanctions' stated effect
- Ban financial transactions with the court and reduce its ability to operate
- Franceinfo publication
- October 10, 2026
Sources
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