Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
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Summary
Navi Pillay from South Africa has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work prosecuting genocide and war crimes. She has spent decades defending human rights, including leading investigations into genocide in Rwanda, Gaza, and Myanmar.Key Facts
- Navi Pillay is the fifth South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
- She was born in Durban, South Africa, in 1940 to Tamil parents.
- Pillay was the first woman to start a law firm in Natal province and the first woman of color on South Africa’s High Court.
- She helped prosecute crimes related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
- Pillay served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.
- She led a UN inquiry that found Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza in 2025.
- Currently, she is a judge at the International Court of Justice, working on a case about genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
- The Nobel Committee praised her for promoting peace, justice, and international law.
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