Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old lawyer from South Africa and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, for his efforts in protecting international law and promoting world peace. On Friday, October 17, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it had awarded this prize to Ms. Pillai for her decades of work to strengthen international legal institutions and hold accountable perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. When announcing the name of the winner, Jørgen Votna Friedens, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that this year's prize would be awarded to a person who, with "extraordinary courage and integrity", paved the way for a more inclusive legal order in the world. He emphasized that Navi Pillay played an effective role in international efforts to prosecute the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. In its announcement, the Nobel Committee warned that with the increase in the number of wars and conflicts in the world, judges and institutions of international law have become targets of political attacks. This committee emphasized that the peaceful settlement of conflicts is not possible without the rule of law at the international level, and the imposition of responsibility on the perpetrators of crimes and the execution of justice for the victims are a prerequisite for achieving sustainable peace. Navantham Pillai, known as Navi Pillai, was born in 1941 in the city of Durban, South Africa, in an Indian family, and began his career during. She was one of the first non-white women to practice law in South Africa and during her career defended opponents of apartheid, including Nelson Mandela. Read the full version of the report on the Radio Farda website.

Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old lawyer from South Africa and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, for his efforts in protecting international law and promoting world peace. On Friday, October 17, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it had awarded this prize to Ms. Pillai for her decades of work to strengthen international legal institutions and hold accountable perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. When announcing the name of the winner, Jørgen Votna Friedens, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said that this year's prize would be awarded to a person who, with "extraordinary courage and integrity", paved the way for a more inclusive legal order in the world. He emphasized that Navi Pillay played an effective role in international efforts to prosecute the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. In its announcement, the Nobel Committee warned that with the increase in the number of wars and conflicts in the world, judges and institutions of international law have become targets of political attacks. This committee emphasized that the peaceful settlement of conflicts is not possible without the rule of law at the international level, and the imposition of responsibility on the perpetrators of crimes and the execution of justice for the victims are a prerequisite for achieving sustainable peace. Navantham Pillai, known as Navi Pillai, was born in 1941 in the city of Durban, South Africa, in an Indian family, and began his career during. She was one of the first non-white women to practice law in South Africa and during her career defended opponents of apartheid, including Nelson Mandela. Read the full version of the report on the Radio Farda website.