Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African judge of Indian origin, won the Nobel Peace Prize
The 2026 Nobel Prizes were awarded to Francis Halzen for physics, Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for chemistry, Anne Carson for literature, and Navi Pillay for peace.
Justice Pillay has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 is as much a recognition of the South African jurist’s lifelong commitment to justice for the oppressed and the powerless as it is a rebuke to the idea that might is...
Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.
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