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Int'l Criminal Court wins EU's top human rights prize 2 weeks after Trump sanctioned it

short by Mini Tiwari / on Friday, 23 October, 2026
The International Criminal Court won EU's top human rights prize, 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, just two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against it. Earlier, former ICC Judge Navi Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump administration had promised to dismantle the court "brick by brick" over its investigations into the US and its allies.
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