Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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The Nobel committee recognized the former U.N. human rights chief for work helping “to strengthen the institutions of international law.”

October 9, 2026 at 5:13 a.m. EDT2 minutes ago

The Nobel Prize medal. (Fernando Vergara/AP)

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a trailblazing South African jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, for efforts to promote peace and international law.

The Nobel committee said her work has helped “to strengthen the institutions of international law.”


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