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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay described the US sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after her award as "a shock" and "unacceptable". The South African judge also defended the UN commission of inquiry she chaired, which concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza: "We didn't come to that conclusion lightly." Rejecting claims that the ICC targets Africa, she said "the court is not selective". Read moreIsrael a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay Just hours after Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the ICC, having already targeted the court's key personnel.
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