斯特拉斯堡消息 —— 据两名知情人士透露，国际刑事法院获得今年欧洲议会颁发的萨哈罗夫思想自由奖。
STRASBOURG — The International Criminal Court has won this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
该奖项奖金为5万欧元，旨在表彰人权和思想自由的捍卫者，历届获奖者包括纳尔逊·曼德拉、阿列克谢·纳瓦利内、白俄罗斯记者以及乌克兰人民。
The €50,000 prize honors defenders of human rights and freedom of thought, with past winners including Nelson Mandela, Alexei Navalny, Belarusian journalists, and the people of Ukraine.
社会党人和民主人士进步联盟提名国际刑事法院，是在美总统特朗普于10月9日宣布对该法院实施制裁之后。
The Socialists and Democrats group nominated the ICC following U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctions on the court, announced on Oct. 9.
社会党人和民主人士进步联盟副主席亚尼斯·马尼亚季斯10月初表示：“我们支持国际刑事法院及其官员，并致力于维护其工作。我们必须保证国际刑事法院能够独立运作，免受压力或外部干涉。这是一个以人民为基础的组织，而非政治组织。如果侵略者变成受害者，而我们眼睁睁看着国际司法遭到侵蚀却无动于衷，我们就有让那些自认为凌驾于法律之上的人得逞的风险。”
"We stand by the ICC and its officials, and we are committed to safeguarding its work. We must guarantee that the ICC is able to operate independently, free from pressure or external interference," said S&D vice-chair Yannis Maniatis in early October. "It is a people-based organization, not a political one.
该奖项以苏联物理学家、政治异见人士安德烈·萨哈罗夫的名字命名。入围候选人通常会受邀出席欧洲议会的颁奖典礼，该典礼在斯特拉斯堡举行的12月全会期间进行。
If the aggressors become the victims, and if we stand by helplessly as international justice erodes, we risk allowing those who believe themselves above the law to prevail." The prize is named in honor of Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet physicist and political dissident. Shortlisted candidates are traditionally invited to the Parliament’s award ceremony, which takes place during the December plenary session in Strasbourg.