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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced South African jurist Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The committee highlighted her commitment to universal legal principles, citing her work defending anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela, and her judicial service in major international tribunals. Born in 1941 into a Tamil family of Indian origin, Pillay was the first non-white woman lawyer to establish a practice in Natal and the first non-white woman judge on South Africa's High Court. She previously served as President of the Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, a judge at the Criminal Court, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pillay currently chairs the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and serves as an ad hoc judge at the Court of Justice. The announcement also marks the second consecutive year Donald Trump was bypassed for the honour.
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