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Navi Pillay, leading human rights jurist, awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Washington Post

What happened

The trailblazing South African human rights lawyer and International Criminal Court judge was recognized for her work “ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”…

Key facts

  • Reported by Washington Post and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:07:26 UTC.

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2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay

Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, Nobel committee says.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera