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Nobel laureate Navi Pillay visits ICC to praise its work
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay visited the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Monday.
Pillay, a former ICC judge and former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, met the court’s president, Tomoko Akane, and other officials.
She praised court staff for working to prevent people from escaping justice.
The ICC investigates and tries people accused of war crimes and other international offenses.
The U.S. administration of President Donald Trump views the court as a threat to American sovereignty and has stepped up efforts against it.
The United States announced sanctions against the entire ICC after Pillay received the peace prize; sanctions restrict U.S. entities from making transactions with the court.
Some companies have a six-month grace period to continue transactions, while the administration has also sanctioned Akane and other court members individually.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay visited the International Criminal Court in The Hague to pay tribute to its work.
Pillay met ICC chief Tomoko Akane and other officials during the visit on Monday.
Pillay praised court practitioners, saying their compassion and courage help prevent impunity.
Akane said Pillay’s award recognized the role of international justice in lasting peace.
The court faces a campaign by the Trump administration, which views it as a threat to U.S. sovereignty.
- Who
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge, met ICC chief Tomoko Akane and other officials.
- What
- Pillay visited the ICC to pay tribute to its work.
- When
- Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Hague, Netherlands.
- Why
- Pillay visited to pay tribute to the court’s work and commend its practitioners.
Trump administration
International Criminal Court
Sovereignty
Trump administration
The administration sees the ICC as a threat to American sovereignty.
International Criminal Court
Akane described international justice as a cornerstone of lasting peace.
The court
Trump administration
The administration has intensified a campaign to dismantle the ICC and announced sanctions against it.
International Criminal Court
Pillay praised the dedication of the court’s practitioners and their efforts to prevent impunity.
Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, and the U.S. administration announced sanctions against the ICC.
Pillay visited the court in The Hague and met Akane and other officials.
- Award
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
- Visit
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Visit date
- Oct. 12, 2026
- Pillay’s ICC service
- Judge from 2003 to 2008
- Sanctions
- U.S. entities are banned from transactions with the ICC, with some companies allowed a six-month grace period.
What people are saying
compassion and courage continue to ensure that impunity will not be allowed to reign.
this is an important recognition of the vital role that international justice plays as a cornerstone of lasting peace
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