The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem \u201cNavi\u201d Pillay. The decision was announced on 9 October.<\/p>\n
The Committee cited her efforts to promote peace and international law. Pillay is a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and has served as a judge on international courts, including the International Criminal Court and the tribunal for Rwanda.<\/p>\n
Reuters notes that the 85-year-old Pillay defended opponents of apartheid and became the first non-white woman to serve on South Africa\u2019s High Court. She currently serves as an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice in the case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide.<\/p>\n
The decision also prompted political reactions. Pillay chaired a UN commission that concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza; Israel rejected that finding and condemned the award. These are the positions of the respective parties, not a new judicial ruling.<\/p>\n
The prize is worth 12 million Swedish crowns. The award ceremony is scheduled for 10 December in Oslo.<\/p>\n
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