WorldNobel Peace laureate calls US sanctions on ICC ‘unacceptable’

Nobel Peace Prize winner and former ICC judge Navi Pillay called US sanctions against the court “unheard of” and “unacceptable,” saying it was troubling for a country to sanction judges over their judicial orders. Washington says the measures defend US sovereignty; several countries said they regretted and strongly disagreed with them.

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