South African jurist Navanethem Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

South African jurist Navanethem Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting peace and international law.

The 85-year-old former ICC judge was praised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for holding states and national leaders accountable.

Born in apartheid-era South Africa in 1941, Pillay was the first woman to start a law practice in Natal in 1967.