PoliticsNavi Pillay Honored with 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for Justice Work
Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, born in Durban in 1941 to a Tamil family, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong fight for justice and human rights. She challenged apartheid in South Africa, becoming the first woman to open a law practice in Natal Province in 1967. Pillay advanced international law by prosecuting war crimes and genocide, notably serving as a judge in the landmark Rwanda genocide case that recognized sexual violence as an act of genocide.
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