Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
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South African judge Navi Pillay, 85, receives the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work prosecuting genocide and war crimes.
South African judge Navi Pillay, 85, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law, becoming the country's fifth laureate after Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. [1] [2] [3]
The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her role in the Rwanda genocide tribunal, the UN commission on Gaza, and her current work on the International Court of Justice case against Myanmar. [1] [2]
Israel's Foreign Ministry called the award a "grotesque weaponisation" of the prize, while UN rights chief Volker Turk and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the decision. [1] [2]
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