# Navi Pillay calls US sanctions on ICC “a shock” and “unacceptable”

https://mins.news/en/item/109509

- France 24, 2026-10-21 13:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20261021-us-sanctions-on-icc-are-a-shock-and-unacceptable-nobel-peace-laureate-navi-pillay-says

> Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay told FRANCE 24 that US sanctions on the International Criminal Court, imposed hours after her award, were “a shock” and “unacceptable.” She defended the UN commission she chaired, which concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, and rejected claims that the court targets Africa, saying it is not selective.

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