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Navi Pillay awarded Peace Prize: 'Lifetime spent fighting for what's right & to uphold human rights'

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:27:56 UTC.

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  2. Navi Pillay awarded Peace Prize: 'Lifetime spent fighting for what's right & to uphold human rights'

  3. Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize

  4. Navi Pillay: A life dedicated to justice and human rights | Timeline

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  6. Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations

  7. Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay

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