Navi Pillay, who led U.N. panel that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, wins Nobel Peace Prize The South African learned of the award at a law gathering in Germany, told the crowd, “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
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Navi Pillay, who led U.N. panel that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, wins Nobel Peace Prize The South African learned of the award at a law gathering in Germany and told the crowd, “If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
South African former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South Africa's Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year presided over a UN commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, ICJ judge, ex-UN human rights chief & anti-apartheid lawyer, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. "The committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law, national & international, underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. "
Norwegian Nobel Committee gave Navanethem “Navi” Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes said Pillay played a key role in making sure war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide get prosecuted
Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 goes to “Navi“ Pillay Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Congratulations to Navi Pillay, a fierce yet kind force for human rights, for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. She is amazing. And this selection has the effect of reinforcing her work with the ICJ and with the UN Cmte finding on genocide in Gaza. Very well-deserved. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
awarding the nobel to navi pillay is 100% merited. her career/views is a rejection of trumpism, eg: - international law at center of her career - deep commitment to human rights institutions - leadership of int'l justice (ICC, ICTR) - foreign student earned JSD at Harvard so much to celebrate.
Pillay is really well known to people who advocate for & study international human rights; she also couldn’t be more different in some ways than last year’s winner. Selecting Pillay, I imagine, is a way to underscore the value of defending human rights in an increasingly regressive, repressive world
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory that concluded last year Israel has committed genocide in Gaza #Cdnpoli #Uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay. The 85 year-old not only defended Nelson Mandela and stood up against apartheid, she also sat on international courts for conflicts in Rwanda, Myanmar and the Palestinian territories, and served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
🎉Navanethem Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize🎉 "This year’s peace prize laureate has contributed to the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide," the Nobel Committee states. A clear message to Trump, Putin, and others who undermine the international, rules-based system.
The committee said it sought to strengthen international law at a time of conflict, and Watne Frydnes said Pillay's award was a message to those seeking to undermine "the international rules-based system and the institutions." She lead the panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza
Congratulations to "Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, a former United Nations high commissioner for human rights and now a judge on the International Court of Justice, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Friday."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... Navi Pillay named winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize for efforts to promote international law The Nobel committee chair says the winner was ‘instrumental in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted’
“At a time when human rights are under attack on so many fronts, including from those who wields enormous power It is an award to all those who around the world who dedicate their lives to the defence of human rights, often at great risk to their security” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Now THIS is a Peace Prize worth its name and the status of the Nobel. Dr. Navi Pillay's roles in the judging of Myanmar's genocide as well as the inquiry into Israel's genocide of Palestinians have been critical toward determining what is right and just. We're lucky to have her dedication.
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize: South African jurist Navi Pillay, who deserved the honor. Congratulations to her. So happy that the committee didn’t cave to Trump’s demands. There is nothing about Trump’s rise to the world stage that has anything to do with peace www.euronews.com/embed/2932309 👇
Announcing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes says he hasn't been able to get hold of Navi Pillay. Laughing, he adds: "My message to her would be, 'If you see a Norwegian number calling, please pick up'" www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, who called out Israel’s genocide in Gaza, wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize - "for her efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. www.reuters.com/world/navane...
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay. Pillay defended Nelson Mandela and stood up against apartheid, sat on international courts for conflicts in Rwanda, Myanmar and the Palestinian territories, and served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, won the Nobel Peace Prize for "her efforts to promote peace and international law". Read people reacting to it.
Mark Carney didn’t get it The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law As a judge of the International Criminal Court, “she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence,”
Former International Criminal Court judge and UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised her role in securing accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Not happening, Donald! Just days after claiming it would be a “great discredit” if he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, the prize went to South African anti-apartheid lawyer and human rights judge Navi Pillay.
The Nobels are always political andbut this year is not an exception: the physics Nobel went to an observatory whose budget might be cut in half by Trump, the peace Nobel is everything that the Trump administration isn’t,no
🔴 16 years after #LiuXiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, no Chinese official has been investigated or prosecuted for his wrongful detention, or for his death in custody after being denied adequate medical care. www.nchrd.org/2026/10/chin...
The Nobel Peace Prize has just been awarded to South African female Jurist Navi Pillay who is recognized for promoting peace and International law. www.cbsnews.com/news/nobel-p...
The world, with possible exceptions of the US, Israel, Iran, China and Russia can, and should, celebrate the award of the , Nobel Peace Prize to this world leader in human rights and international law, ICJ Judge Navi Pillay. www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
Navi Pillay is an absolute legend. I had the honour of having dinner with her once in Nuremberg. Just absolute legend....on the ICTR, ICC, ICJ, human rights bodies, Palestine... Chapeau. #NobelPeacePrize www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
A person "with exceptional courage and integrity," somebody who "has led the way towards a more comprehensive global legal order," the #NobelInstitute said that Pillay "has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted abcnews.com/US/nobel-pea...
New statement from CIP President and CEO @nancyokail.bsky.social on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted,” the Nobel committee said in a statement. Gift link www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Shared some thoughts on the Trump administration’s boat strikes: “In the absence of an armed conflict,” Finucane said, “the term for premeditated killing is generally murder.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Navi Pillay — the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a former International Criminal Court judge — happened to be at the Nuremberg Court in Germany when she learned that she had won the Nobel.
A voice of clarity, justice and truth. Every human rights lawyer in the world is cheering this morning. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
Legitimately an incredibly good choice, she was instrumental in the documentation of and the concluding that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. This makes her the 4th South African human rights activist to win the Nobel Peace Prize 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her decades-long efforts to promote peace, strengthen international law and hold those responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide accountable. 💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARIb...
A life dedicated to international justice and accountability. Fantastic news re Navi Pillay being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - so well deserved. Heartfelt congratulations!
Congratulations to Navi Pillay; the absolutely deserving winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her exceptional courage & integrity are beyond doubt. www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/j...
Liberals praised the last recipient who turned out to be a Venezuelan gusano who begged Trump to bomb her own country. She gave the prize to Trump in exchange for abducting the Venezuelan president in a bloody violation of international law.
“After being told she has won, Pillay jokes that she doesn't quite believe the news is real, going on to joke: "If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump" www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... Well deserved and another high profile legal mind who KNOWS that Apartheid Israel are committing genocide in Gaza.
Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to prosecute war crimes www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/n...
Pillay chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. In September 2025, that commission concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her decades-long efforts to promote peace, strengthen international law and hold those responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide accountable. youtu.be/ARIbE32BUHQ?...
Excellent choice. A slap in the face to the Trump regime, and all others who are attempting to dismantle international law and human rights. And to the hollow people, such as the Australian PM, who only pay lip service to those principles and practices. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
#NobelPrize #Peace - The 2026 Nobel Prize for Peace goes to former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge South Africa's Navanethem "Navi" Pillay for her contributions to international law. - via The Torontonian Magazine 🍁 www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay of South Africa for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
Are our tax dollars paying for the ketchup that will be hurled at walls this morning since Trump didn’t get it again? But more importantly, congrats to her for making the world a better place. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/articles/ann...
