Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'
Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
BBC News reports: Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
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