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Trump criticises Norway after Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The committee said her work helped bring people accused of war crimes and genocide to justice.
Donald Trump criticised the choice and said the United States deserved the prize.
The award highlights the role international law can play in responding to serious crimes.
The Nobel committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay for her work promoting peace, human rights and international law.
The committee said Pillay’s work helped ensure that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.
US President Donald Trump criticised the award, saying the United States deserved the prize and that he had never heard of Pillay.
Pillay led a UN-appointed inquiry commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, a finding that drew sharp criticism from the Israeli government.
The US government announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court shortly after the prize announcement, while Pillay defended the court and the inquiry’s findings.
- Who
- Navi Pillay, Donald Trump, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the US government
- What
- Pillay received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, prompting criticism from Trump and discussion of her work and the International Criminal Court.
- When
- The prize was announced on Friday, 9 October 2026; reports were published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- The Nobel Committee is in Oslo; Trump criticised the award in Syracuse, New York.
- Why
- The committee cited Pillay’s work promoting peace and international law and helping bring war crimes and other serious crimes to prosecution.
Navi Pillay
Donald Trump and the US government
The Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay
The Nobel Committee said Pillay was recognised for promoting peace and international law and helping ensure that serious crimes are prosecuted.
Donald Trump and the US government
Trump called the award a shameful decision and said the United States, represented by him as president, should have received the prize.
The International Criminal Court
Navi Pillay
Pillay said the court remained a success despite obstacles and described the expansion of US sanctions against it as shocking.
Donald Trump and the US government
The US government said it would prohibit dealings with the court, cut its resources and weaken its ability to act.
The UN inquiry into Gaza
Navi Pillay
Pillay defended the inquiry’s conclusion that genocide had occurred, saying its evidence had been checked and its allegations supported by facts.
Donald Trump and the US government
The Israeli government sharply criticised Pillay’s award following the inquiry’s accusation; the articles do not provide a direct response from the Israeli government to her defence.
I have never heard of this particular person, but anyway, congratulations.
The USA, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but did not.
It must be a joke.
If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump.
The Nobel Committee announced Navi Pillay as the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Pillay reacted to the news at Nuremberg’s Palace of Justice and joked about sharing the prize with Trump.
The US government announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
Trump criticised the award in Syracuse, New York, and said the United States should have received the prize.
Pillay defended the International Criminal Court and the UN inquiry’s findings in an interview with ARD.
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- Navi Pillay, a South African jurist
- Pillay's age
- 85
- Trump's location when criticising the award
- Syracuse, New York
- Pillay's former roles
- UN human rights chief and International Criminal Court judge
- UN inquiry finding
- The commission led by Pillay accused Israel of genocide in Gaza
- US response concerning the ICC
- The US government announced new sanctions shortly after the prize announcement
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