Navi Pillay awarded 2026 Peace Prize for efforts to strengthen peace and international law

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• Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Oct · South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)
  • Democracy Now! · 9 Oct · Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in "Stinging Rebuke to Donald Trump" (Original publication)
  • TRT World · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay dedicates award to survivors of international crimes (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

• Navi Pillay received the 2026 Peace Prize for her efforts to strengthen peace and international law.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Oct · South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

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  • Democracy Now! · 9 Oct · Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in "Stinging Rebuke to Donald Trump" (Original publication)

• The Nobel Committee said Navi Pillay held state and national leaders accountable.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)

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  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Oct · South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

• The Nobel Committee said Navi Pillay gave hope to victims of violence and conflict.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)

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  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Oct · South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

• From 2008 to 2014, Navi Pillay led the UN office for human rights.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)
  • Democracy Now! · 9 Oct · Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in "Stinging Rebuke to Donald Trump" (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

• Navi Pillay was the first non-white woman to serve on South Africa’s Supreme Court.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

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  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)

• Navi Pillay served on the bench of the International Criminal Court.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)
  • Democracy Now! · 9 Oct · Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in "Stinging Rebuke to Donald Trump" (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)

• Navi Pillay led the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as its president.

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  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · Нобелевскую премию мира получила бывший Верховный комиссар ООН по правам человека Наванетхем Пиллей (Original publication)
  • Kyiv Post · 9 Oct · South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe · 9 Oct · «Мир без верховенства права несправедлив, неразумен и бесчеловечен» (Original publication)
  • Democracy Now! · 9 Oct · Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Wins Nobel Peace Prize in "Stinging Rebuke to Donald Trump" (Original publication)

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  3 sources: Tengrinews, NTV Kenya, Fox News

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  • Tengrinews · 9 Oct · Она защищала Манделу: назван лауреат Нобелевской премии мира - 2026 (Original publication)
  • NTV Kenya · 9 Oct · Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza (Original publication)
  • Fox News · 9 Oct · Who is Navi Pillay? Nobel Peace Prize winner's UN record renews fierce antisemitism accusations (Original publication)