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Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (Tamil: நவநீதம் பிள்ளை; born 23 September 1941) is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. A South African of Indian Tamil origin, she was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa, and she has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her four-year term as High Commissioner for Human Rights began on 1 September 2008 and was extended an additional two years in 2012.
Justice Navi Pillay is using the global attention from her Nobel Peace Prize to call for the protection of international justice
Justice Navi Pillay is using the global attention from her Nobel Peace Prize to call for the protection of international justice and urged the United States to return to defending human rights. Welcomed with enthusiastic applause at the International Criminal Court yesterday, the South African ju...
Navi Pillay’s Nobel: A Threat to Genocide Law
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize rewards a UN inquiry that accused Israel of genocide on thin evidence, and a bid to lower the legal bar for genocidal intent. By Normal J.W. Goda
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Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She is the 21st female to win the award, and the first South African woman. Navi speaks to Nuala McGovern.
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Why Navi Pillay’s Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Is So Important
By Stephen Zunes
First Published in The Nation October 14, 2026
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize-international-law/
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay HITS BACK at Israel's criticism
Navi Pillay is a renowned human rights lawyer and the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Her most recent fight for justice was as Chair of a UN Commission which concluded Israel committed acts of genocide in Gaza.
Pillay’s career emerged out of a struggle against apartheid in South Africa w...
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