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Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize, Jokes About Trump
Navi Pillay is a South African lawyer and judge who has worked for human rights and justice.
She won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
When her colleagues applauded, she joked that she might share it with US President Donald Trump if they clapped more.
The joke made people laugh.
Pillay said she first thought the announcement might be a joke herself.
She wanted to check that it was true before believing it.
She has held important roles in the United Nations and an international tribunal for Rwanda.
UN officials said the award recognizes the importance of human rights and fairness.
South African jurist Navi Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her contributions to peace and international law.
At Nuremberg, Pillay joked that she might share the prize with US President Donald Trump if colleagues applauded more.
Pillay said she initially thought the news was a joke and wanted to verify it before accepting it as genuine.
Pillay has served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
UN human rights officials praised the award as recognition of human rights, the rule of law, justice and accountability.
- Who
- Navi Pillay, a South African jurist, received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
- What
- She was awarded the prize for promoting peace and international law.
- Where
- The announcement reaction was captured at Nuremberg, Germany.
- When
- Friday; the articles identify the award as the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize but do not give a calendar date for the announcement.
- Why
- The Nobel committee cited her commitment to universal legal principles and a firm moral compass.
Key facts
- Award
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
- Recipient
- Navi Pillay
- Award announcement
- Friday; no calendar date specified in the articles
- Setting of video
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Past role
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Tribunal role
- Headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal; also described as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Video shared by
- Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International
Quotes
Shabia Mantoo
Spokesperson for the UN human rights agency
“It's wonderful to see this being awarded to Navi Pillay, the former High Commissioner for the Human Rights. It is (a) testament to the need and to the value of human rights in this world more than ever”
firstpost.com
“a recognition, a reaffirmation that human rights, the rule of law and justice, and accountability are fundamental to everything, to peace, to security, and prosperity”
firstpost.com
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