10/11/2026
🇿🇦 South African judge Navi Pillay, who chaired the United Nations commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, recognising her decades of work defending human rights, promoting international law and pursuing accountability for war crimes and genocide.
In September 2025, the commission led by Pillay published a report concluding that Israeli authorities and security forces had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel rejected the findings.
Pillay previously served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Her Nobel Peace Prize recognises a long career dedicated to international justice and holding those responsible for serious crimes accountable.
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