https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/navi-pillay-former-un-human-rights-chief-wins-nobel-peace-prizeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/navi-pillay-former-un-human-rights-chief-wins-nobel-peace-prizehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/navi-pillay-former-un-human-rights-chief-wins-nobel-peace-prize#u128436Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:07:08 +0000South African jurist Navanethem Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized the 85-year-old former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Pillay's decades-long career includes serving as a judge at the International Court of Justice, heading the Rwanda genocide tribunal, and presiding over a UN commission that accused Israel of human rights violations in Gaza. Her victory makes her South Africa's fifth Peace Prize recipient.Why it mattersPillay's career spa