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Nobel laureate Navi Pillay calls Trump's ICC sanctions 'unacceptable' and 'unheard of' after winning peace prize

From the Newshound archive · first published 10 October 2026.

Nobel laureate Navi Pillay calls Trump's ICC sanctions 'unacceptable' and 'unheard of' after winning peace prize

Former ICC judge Navi Pillay, hours after being awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, denounced the Trump administration's sweeping financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court as "unacceptable" and "unheard of." Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures Friday, cutting the court off from US financial systems and threatening to "end the ICC" unless allies fall into line. The UK joined seven other nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands — in a joint statement declaring they "regret and strongly disagree" with the sanctions.

Rubio called the ICC a "rogue court" and a "fake" institution, warning US citizens are "not subject to its jurisdiction."

The sanctions mark the first time the US has targeted the court itself as an institution, having previously sanctioned 17 individual judges and prosecutors.

Pillay joked after her Nobel win that she might "share the prize" with Trump if the crowd kept applauding — a pointed dig at a president who has long coveted the award.

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