The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been named the recipient of this year's Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament. The human rights award will be formally presented in December.Established in 1988, the Sakharov Prize honors individuals and organizations that defend human rights and democracy. It comes with a 50,000 euro award. Past winners include Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has since died, the people of Ukraine, and Iran's Women, Life, Freedom movement.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been named the recipient of this year's Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament. The human rights award will be formally presented in December.Established in 1988, the Sakharov Prize honors individuals and organizations that defend human rights and democracy. It comes with a 50,000 euro award. Past winners include Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has since died, the people of Ukraine, and Iran's Women, Life, Freedom movement.