Norwegian Nobel Committee

Rule Changes

Selected Pillay for the 2026 Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, an 85-year-old South African jurist who defended Nelson Mandela under apartheid and later judged war crimes at international tribunals. The committee called her "one of the great defenders of international legal principles in our time."

Updated Oct 19