The bus driver’s daughter who defied apartheid’s courtrooms, Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
From the Rwanda tribunal to the ICJ bench, the 85-year-old has spent a lifetime insisting that genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity carry consequences.
Within hours, Donald Trump, who claimed he deserved eight Nobels, dismissed her as a “mystery person” and declared the prize “forever discredited”.
Advertisement
Pillay joked she might share it with him.
- Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting peace and international law.
- Pillay’s career includes roles at the Rwanda tribunal and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- She is 85 years old and has focused on ensuring accountability for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
- Donald Trump, who has claimed he deserved eight Nobel Prizes, called Pillay a “mystery person” and said the prize is “forever discredited.”
- Pillay responded to Trump's comments by joking that she might share the Nobel Peace Prize with him.
