Diplomacy
2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her work promoting international law and human rights.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 125th Nobel Peace Prize to 85-year-old South African jurist Navi Pillay on Friday in Oslo.
- The committee cited Pillay's work to promote peace, international law, and the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
- Pillay was the first woman to start a law practice in Natal in 1967 and served as a defense lawyer for Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists.
- She served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Court, and as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- The Rwanda tribunal role helped establish that rape and sexual violence can constitute crimes against humanity and genocide.
- Pillay chaired the UN inquiry commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
- She currently sits on the International Court of Justice regarding Myanmar's accused genocide against the Rohingya.
- The peace prize includes 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2m) and will be presented in Oslo on December 10.
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