Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
- South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the fifth South African to win it.
- Making the announcement on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Pillay for her decades-long efforts to prosecute genocide and war crimes, which have been marked by “judicial rigour, personal integrity and considerable courage”.
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- South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the fifth South African to win it.
- Making the announcement on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Pillay for her decades-long efforts to prosecute genocide and war crimes, which have been marked by “judicial rigour, personal integrity and considerable courage”.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN discusses prevention of genocide: Six times it failed to do just thatlist 2 of 3Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorateslist 3 of 3Malaysia gave re
Sources: Al Jazeera