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Former ICC Judge Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The award recognises her work supporting peace and international law.
The Nobel committee said laws and international institutions are under pressure.
Pillay has worked as a judge in several international courts and led the United Nations’ human rights office.
She also chaired a UN commission that said Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Israel rejected that report as “scandalous.”
A researcher quoted in the report said the award promotes international law rather than directly attacking Donald Trump.
The prize ceremony is planned for December 10 in Oslo.
Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to promote peace and international law.
The committee said the award highlights the importance of an organised international order and legal frameworks.
Pillay chaired a UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza; Israel dismissed the report as “scandalous.”
Her career includes service as a judge at international courts and as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The prize is worth 12 million Swedish crowns and is scheduled to be presented in Oslo on December 10.
- Who
- Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- What
- She won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to promote peace and international law.
- Where
- The prize ceremony is due to take place in Oslo, Norway.
- When
- The announcement was reported on Friday, October 9, 2026; the ceremony is scheduled for December 10.
- Why
- The Nobel committee recognised Pillay’s work promoting peace and international law and highlighted the importance of an organised international order.
Commission finding
Israeli response
UN report on Gaza
Commission finding
A UN commission chaired by Navi Pillay concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
Israeli response
Israel dismissed the commission’s report as “scandalous.”
Meaning of the award
Commission finding
The Nobel committee said the prize recognises Pillay’s efforts to promote peace and international law and stressed the importance of an organised international order.
Israeli response
Haakon Gjerloew said the award was a promotion of an international legal order, not a direct attack on Donald Trump.
Key facts
- Prize
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
- Recipient
- Navi Pillay
- Stated reason
- Efforts to promote peace and international law
- Prize value
- 12 million Swedish crowns, or about $1.2 million
- Presentation date
- December 10
- Presentation location
- Oslo
- UN commission finding
- A commission chaired by Pillay concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza; Israel called the report “scandalous.”
Quotes
Nobel Peace Prize committee
The committee awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
“We see a shift towards power politics at the expense of legal frameworks and global respect for law and justice. Whenever might overtakes right, it undermines stability, trust and peaceful co-existence.”
theprint.in
“A common thread runs from her early work defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against apartheid to her service as a judge in some of the key international court cases of our time.”
theprint.in
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