Nobel Laureate Pillay Condemns Trump's ICC Sanctions as 'Unacceptable'

2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay publicly condemned the Trump administration's sanctions against the International Criminal Court as 'unacceptable,' escalating the US-ICC diplomatic row. Pillay, whose award itself prompted the American sanctions, called on the international community to stand behind the court and resist political pressure on international justice institutions.