Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Summary

Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Guardian says the committee recognized the South African former UN human rights chief for promoting international law; she is serving as an ICJ judge and chaired a UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza. The committee said Pillay had shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence, according to The Guardian.

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1. The Guardian

   9 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that ICJ judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting international law, citing her work chairing a UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza.