Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to South African Judge Navanethem Pillay
Nobel Committee announces Navanethem Pillay as the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that South African judge and human rights advocate Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of her efforts to strengthen international law and combat impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Pillay is one of the leading figures in the field of international justice and human rights; she served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014 and presided over the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
The prize, worth 12 million Swedish kronor, will be presented at a formal ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, on December 10 of next year.
