Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, former UN human rights chief and judge on the International Court of Justice, received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, on October 9, 2026. At 85 years old, she was honored for her advocacy of peace and international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted her role in promoting justice and accountability, stating that such efforts are crucial for a peaceful world amid increasing conflicts.
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Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and judge on the International Court of Justice, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on October 9, 2026. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored her for promoting peace and international law at a time when the global legal system is under attack. Pillay, born in South Africa, was recognized for her work defending Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists, as well as her service in key international court cases.
The committee noted that this decision came amid rising conflicts and political attacks on institutions of international law. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement followed previous awards to laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, and literature. The prize is often considered the most prestigious honor globally, with Pillay becoming one of its distinguished recipients.
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Former UN human rights chief Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.
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The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognized for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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“At a time when the number of wars and conflicts is rising, and when judges and institutions of international law are under political attack, the Nobel Committee wishes to issue a reminder that the ability to resolve conflicts without force or violence is dependent on the international rule of law,” the committee wrote in a news release.
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“An international legal system in which war criminals are held to account and the victims of abuse see justice served is a precondition for a peaceful world.
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The award is often considered the most prestigious honor on the planet.
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo received nominations for 287 candidates for this year’s prize, and just over a quarter of them are organizations.
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Experts say the committee typically focuses on the durability of peace, the promotion of international fraternity and the quiet work of institutions that strengthen those goals.
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Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”
But it was largely a symbolic gesture: the Nobel Committee has said the honor itself cannot be transferred.
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Nominations can be made by a select group of people and organizations, including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level, university professors, directors of foreign policy institutes, past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself.
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Four of this year’s Nobels were announced earlier this week.
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The Nobel for medicine went to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
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The physics award recognized a scientist’s efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos.
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The chemistry prize recognized two scientists for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs.
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Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the literature prize Thursday for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.
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The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.
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Peace prize hits its 125th anniversary
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This year marks the 125th anniversary of the peace prize, which so far has gone to 112 individuals and 28 separate institutions since its inception in 1901.
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The Red Cross has won three times and the U.N. refugee agency twice.
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The prize has gone unawarded on 19 occasions, most of them during the world wars.
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In 1948, the year Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, no prize was awarded; he had been nominated 12 times and never won.
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In 1939, a Swedish member of parliament nominated Adolf Hitler, then withdrew the nomination, saying it was never meant seriously.
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This is a developing story.
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