Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 9, 2026 — Navi Pillay, the South African jurist who served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize "for her efforts to promote peace and international law," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, according to UN News. Pillay defended anti-apartheid activists as a lawyer and served as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She later chaired the UN commission of inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
The wall: Pillay's own remarks on the award were not quoted in the account.
Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of the Nobel Committee's announcement)
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