Judge Navi Pillay reacts to her Nobel Peace Prize win in Nuremberg | The World | ABC NEWS
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay for significantly enlarging the scope and impact of international law. The South African-born former UN human rights chief was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Ms Pillay, 85, served as a judge at the International Criminal Court, the High Court of South Africa and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She reacted to the news for the first time while attending the Nuremberg Forum. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcasiapacific #abctheworld
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