Former UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and a jurist from South Africa, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her role in ensuring accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Pillay previously headed a commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
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- Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on Friday in Oslo.
- Pillay previously served as a judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
- She led a 2021 commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
- The committee cited her role in ensuring accountability for war crimes and genocide.
Navi Pillay, a jurist from South Africa and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday in Oslo. Pillay previously served as a judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. She also headed an independent international commission of inquiry into the occupied Palestinian territories, established in 2021 following Operation Guardian of the Walls. The committee cited Pillay as "one of the most prominent defenders of the principles of international law in our time." In its citation, the committee stated that "with exceptional courage and integrity, she has played a key role in ensuring accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide."
Last year, the commission led by Pillay accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Pillay's background includes her time as a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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