2026-ലെ സമാധാന നൊബേൽ പുരസ്കാരം നവനീതം 'നവി' പിള്ളയ്ക്ക്: മനുഷ്യാവകാശ പോരാട്ടങ്ങൾക്ക് ആഗോള അംഗീകാരം

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to former UN human rights chief and a judge on the international court of justice, 85-year-old Navanethem "Navi" Pillay. She has been awarded the peace prize in recognition of her work to strengthen international law and promote peace, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday. The Nobel Peace Prize, worth 12 million Swedish crowns, or about $1.2 million, is due to be presented in Oslo on December ⁠10, the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will. Who is Navanethem "Navi" Pillay? Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin under apartheid in Durban, South Africa, in 1941, Pillay became a lawyer and legal pioneer, confronting deep structural discrimination, segregation and exclusion. She represented anti-apartheid activists and established her own law firm in 1967, the Nobel Committee said in an official statement. She later pursued further studies at Harvard University, earning a Doctor of Juridical Science degree in 1988. In 1995, she was appointed to South Africa's High Court, becoming one of the country's prominent figures in the judiciary. "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," the Norwegian Nobel committee said. She has served as a judge on the High Court in South Africa, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. She was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, until recently, she chaired the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The inquiry concluded last year that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Israel dismissed the report ⁠as "scandalous", according to Reuters. Today Navi Pillay is a judge on the International Court of Justice in the case where Myanmar stands accused of genocide. In historic international court cases, she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence. Navi Pillay has also contributed to strengthen the institutions of international law. Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.