ICC Wins EU Parliament’s Sakharov Prize

Click to expand Image The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, July 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Brussels) – The European Parliament on October 22, 2026, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials. The following quote can be attributed to Philippe Dam, EU advocacy director at Human Rights Watch: “By awarding the Sakharov Prize to the ICC, the European Parliament recognizes the court’s vi