Targeted by Trump, International Criminal Court wins top EU rights prize

Home Europe To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Le siège de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à La Haye, le 28 mars 2026. © John Thys, AFP archives 08:53 Issued on: 22/10/2026 - 20:55 Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. "The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognises the important work of the court in upholding international law and justice," said European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola in announcing the award. The ICC thanked the European Parliament for giving it the Sakharov Prize "at a time when the Court and its officials face unprecedented challenges". FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more. Keywords for this article Video content Video France Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video con...