Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.S1
- BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.S2
- Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, inc...S3
- South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize winner has delivered a pointed message to Americans, questioning Donald Trump's leadership and his treatment of political opponents.S4
- The Truth Social repost also questioned the Nobel Committee's decision, citing Trump's claims about the Abraham Accords, hostage releases, Iran and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.S5