International Criminal Court judge Saiga dies at 65

International Criminal Court judge Saiga dies at 65

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Fumiko Saiga (in this file photo), the first Japanese judge on the International Criminal Court, died April 24 of heart failure at a hospital in the Netherlands. She was 65.

Japan's Saiga elected as judge of International Criminal Court

Japan's Saiga elected as judge of International Criminal Court

NEW YORK, United States - Fumiko Saiga, Japanese ambassador in charge of human rights and member of the U.N. Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, speaks at a news conference in New York on Nov. 30 after being elected to serve as a judge on the International Criminal Court to fill one of three vacancies. Saiga is the first Japanese to take that post.

Abe meets with human rights envoy

Abe meets with human rights envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe talks with Fumiko Saiga (L), newly appointed special envoy in charge of human rights, including North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens at the prime minister's office on Dec. 8. Saiga retains her post as Ambassador to Norway and Iceland.

International Criminal Court judge Saiga dies at 65

International Criminal Court judge Saiga dies at 65

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Fumiko Saiga (in this file photo), the first Japanese judge on the International Criminal Court, died April 24 of heart failure at a hospital in the Netherlands. She was 65. (Kyodo)

Abe meets with human rights envoy

Abe meets with human rights envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe talks with Fumiko Saiga (L), newly appointed special envoy in charge of human rights, including North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens at the prime minister's office on Dec. 8. Saiga retains her post as Ambassador to Norway and Iceland. (Kyodo)

Japan's Saiga elected as judge of International Criminal Court

Japan's Saiga elected as judge of International Criminal Court

NEW YORK, United States - Fumiko Saiga, Japanese ambassador in charge of human rights and member of the U.N. Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, speaks at a news conference in New York on Nov. 30 after being elected to serve as a judge on the International Criminal Court to fill one of three vacancies. Saiga is the first Japanese to take that post. (Kyodo)