Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks on International Criminal Court
The sanctions bar U.S. entities from transactions with the court, with limited six-month exemptions for telecoms, software, pensions and detainee-related payments.
- On Tuesday, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urged the United States to resume its role as a human rights defender amid an American campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled the ICC a 'rogue court' on Friday, as President Donald Trump's administration intensified efforts to dismantle the institution through sweeping sanctions.
- During a Monday visit to The Hague, Pillay met with ICC chief Tomoko Akane and stated, 'Compassion and courage continue to ensure that impunity will not be allowed to reign.'
- Sanctions ban U.S. entities from making transactions with the ICC, although the administration included a six-month grace period for exemptions including telecommunications, software, and pension payments.
- Pillay told Reuters the U.S. must return to playing a 'liberatory role for the rest of the world,' describing the targeting of international justice as 'brewing all the time.
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In an interview with La Repubblica Navi Pillay, 85, Nobel Peace Prize winner, the United States sanctions at the International Criminal Court are illegal, negative and cruel. In an interview with La Repubblica Navi Pillay, 85, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, it relates the measures taken by Washington against international justice to the recognition received by the Nobel Committee, which indicated its commitment to justice [...] L'articolo La Nobe…
US should become rights defender once more, Nobel peace laureate Pillay says
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has called on the United States to restore its leadership role in defending human rights globally. She highlighted the timing of recent sanctions as coinciding with her Nobel recognition.
Nobel peace laureate Navi Pillay says US should become rights defender once more
Navi Pillay urged the United States to resume its role as a defender of human rights as Washington moved against the International Criminal Court. She said the sanctions reflected a broader push against international criminal justice and renewed her public backing for the court.
Navi Pillay, South African jurist who judged genocide in Rwanda, wins Nobel Peace 2026 South African jurist Navi Pillay, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, requested on Tuesday (13) that the United States resume its historic role in defending human rights and freedom in the world, in contrast to the stance adopted by the US government during Donald Trump's 2nd term.
Nobel peace laureate Navi Pillay urges US to defend human rights
THE HAGUE, Oct 13 - Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay urged the United States on Tuesday to return to its traditional role of defender of human rights and liberator for the rest of the world amid a US campaign to undermine the International Criminal Court. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The interview with the South African jurist: "It is not a coincidence that the announcement shortly after the award of the award is made. All'Italia and all'Europa, I would like to remind you that the European Union has received the Nobel Peace Prize. These are the principles that should continue to defend,...
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