Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been named the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

She is a South African lawyer (born 1941 in Durban) who defended anti-apartheid activists. She served as a judge and president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish that rape can constitute genocide, then as a judge at the International Criminal Court and as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008–2014). The prize cites her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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