Nobel Peace Prize honours lifetime of work, Swedish professor says
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Navi Pillay, on Friday at a conference in Nuremberg, Germany, where she got the news of her award.
Lyssna: 1009 ENG Nobel Peace Prize honours lifetime of work for international justice
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South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her decades of work defending human rights and international law.
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Mark Klamberg, professor of international law at Stockholm University, says the award recognises her life’s work, but could also contribute to the debate over Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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Pillay has a Swedish connection through a landmark genocide trial in Rwanda, where she served alongside Swedish judge Lennart Aspegren.
