Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Navi Pillay, whose full name is Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, is a South African lawyer and jurist of Indian Tamil descent. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 for her contributions to international law, human rights and accountability for serious international crimes. She served as a judge and president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as a judge of the International Criminal Court. From 2008 to 2014, she also served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Her work has helped strengthen international justice, promote the protection of victims and emphasise that individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity must be held accountable.