Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Navanethem Pillay
The committee cited her decades of work on human rights cases and said the prize reinforces accountability under international law.
- On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African judge Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, recognizing her efforts to promote peace and international law.
- Chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes cited a 'common thread' from Pillay's early work defending Nelson Mandela against apartheid to her service as a judge in key international court cases.
- Pillay, 85, previously served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, joining just 20 women among 112 individual laureates.
- This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize, which includes a cash award of 12 million Swedish krona, or about $1.2 million, presented in Oslo on December 10.
- Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the prize; since 1901, the award has honored 112 individuals and 28 separate institutions, including the Red Cross.
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Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Her decades-long fight to uphold international law and hold perpetrators of serious crimes accountable. The 85-year-old South African judge has worked on some of the world’s most difficult human rights cases. From Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to allegations of atrocities in Myanmar… Continue reading Former UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize
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