Navi Pillay

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  'Won War, Stopped Iran': Trump Rants Again Over Not Getting Peace Nobel

  Trump's remarks came after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Pillay had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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  "Indelible Stain On Norway": Trump Calls Nobel Peace Prize Pick "Disgraceful"

  Since returning to the White House in January 2025, Trump has made no secret of his desire to win the Nobel Peace prize.

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  "Bigot, Corrupt Prosecutor": Netanyahu On Peace Nobel Winner Navi Pillay

  Pillay headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which does not speak on behalf of the world body, and which last year found that Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza.

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  Ignored For Peace Nobel, Trump Reposts "America Hater" Criticism For Winner

  Pillay is an 85-year-old South African jurist with Indian Tamil roots. She is a former judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and later served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She now works as a jurist-lawyer at the ICC.

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  Navi Pillay's Nobel Win Carries Family Story That Began On A Sugar Plantation

  Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, 85, is a South African jurist of Indian origin and a former judge at the International Criminal Court. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured her for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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  "If You Clap More...": Navi Pillay Jokes About Sharing Nobel Prize With Trump

  Pillay said that her first reaction to hearing the news was that it must be a joke.

• UN Rights Boss Condemns 'Widespread' Islamic State Crimes

  United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including killings, slavery, sexual crimes and targeting people on ethnic or religious grounds.

• UN Human Rights Chief Slams 'Paralysis' on Syria as Death Toll Tops 191,000

  More than 191,000 people have died in Syria, United Nations rights chief Navi Pillay said on Friday, hitting out at "international paralysis" on the nearly three-and-a-half year conflict.

• Missouri Racial Violence Recalls Apartheid, Says UN Rights Chief

  Clashes between police and protesters in the U.S. town of Ferguson are reminiscent of the racial violence spawned by apartheid in her native South Africa, the top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday.

• Sri Lanka Slams UN Rights Chief Over 'Prejudice'

  Sri Lanka Thursday delivered a withering send-off to UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing her of prejudice and trying to influence an ongoing war crimes investigation against Colombo.

• UN Human Rights Chief Says Access Not a Must for Sri Lanka War Crimes Probe

  The United Nations can conduct an effective investigation into reports of war crimes in Sri Lanka without visiting the country, said U.N. Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, reacting to a government decision to deny investigators entry.

• UN Rights Chief Sounds Alarm over US Child Migrant Expulsions

  UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has raised the alarm over Washington's plans to scale up the deportation of illegal child migrants from Central America.

• UN Says 1,100 Killed in Ukraine Since Mid-April

  At least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded in the Ukraine conflict since mid-April, U.N. monitors in the country said in their fourth monthly report on Monday.

• Israeli Actions 'Could Amount to War Crimes': UN Rights Chief

  Israel may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and shelling houses and hospitals during its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Wednesday.

• Hard to Justify Britain's Data Collection Law: UN's Pillay

  An emergency data collection law being rushed through the British parliament may not address concerns raised by the European Court of Justice and are difficult to justify, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.