Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former International Criminal Court judge Navanethem Pillay
The committee cited her decades of work holding war crimes and genocide accountable and said her legal record offers hope amid rising conflicts.
- 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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Donald Trump Has Eight Wars in His Nobel Argument — Navi Pillay Has the Prize
President Donald Trump has often said his diplomatic work deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, claiming he ended eight wars. However, this year the Norwegian Nobel Committee chose to honor someone whose career has focused more on holding people accountable for atrocities than on brokering peace deals. South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, received the […]
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