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

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Published: 11 October 2026 at 12:58 UTC

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Navi Pillay, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, received the 2026 Peace Prize for her efforts to strengthen peace and international law. She held the UN human rights chief role from 2008 to 2014 and later served as a judge at the International Criminal Court.

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Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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7 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Tengrinews, Kyiv Post, NTV Kenya, Democracy Now!, TRT World, Fox News
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Navi Pillay received the 2026 Peace Prize for her efforts to strengthen peace and international law.
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5 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Tengrinews, Kyiv Post, NTV Kenya, Fox News
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1 source: Democracy Now!
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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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2 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, NTV Kenya
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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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3 sources: Tengrinews, Kyiv Post, Fox News
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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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From 2008 to 2014, Navi Pillay led the UN office for human rights.
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5 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Tengrinews, NTV Kenya, Democracy Now!, Fox News
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Navi Pillay was the first non-white woman to serve on South Africa’s Supreme Court.
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3 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, NTV Kenya, Fox News
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2 sources: Tengrinews, Novaya Gazeta Europe
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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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5 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Tengrinews, NTV Kenya, Democracy Now!, Fox News
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Navi Pillay led the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as its president.
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3 sources: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Kyiv Post, Democracy Now!
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3 sources: Tengrinews, NTV Kenya, Fox News
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TRT World
T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international
Novaya Gazeta Europe
T2 · established media · independent · international
Tengrinews
T2 · established media · company · international
Kyiv Post
T2 · established media · independent · international
NTV Kenya
T2 · established media · company · international
Democracy Now!
T2 · established media · independent · international
Fox News
T2 · established media · company · international

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