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

https://mins.news/en/video/109515

- France 24 English, 2026-10-21 13:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G8YFVreY7Q

> In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay said the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, imposed hours after her award, were “a shock” and “unacceptable.” The South African judge defended the UN inquiry commission she chaired, which concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, saying it had not reached that finding lightly. She rejected claims that the ICC targets Africa, saying the court is not selective.

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