THE HAGUE - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem Pillay, a former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, has visited the International Criminal Court to pay tribute to the court's work, meeting with the ICC chief Tomoko Akane and other officials.

During Monday's visit, former ICC judge Pillay commended the dedication of the court's practitioners, saying their "compassion and courage continue to ensure that impunity will not be allowed to reign."

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