Navi Pillay, eminent South African jurist, awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Navi Pillay, eminent South African jurist, awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 10:28 Pillay was the chair of the UN committee that concluded last year that Israel was responsible for genocide in Gaza, and is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice Former United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay pictured in Johannesburg in 2023 (Wikus de Wet/AFP) Off Navi Pillay, the eminent South African jurist who co-authored the United Nations report accusing Isr