Navi Pillay Wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Promoting Peace and International Law

Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African jurist of Indian Tamil origin, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.” She is recognised for her lifelong work in human rights, anti-apartheid legal defence, international criminal justice, and the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide