Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'survivors of international crimes'

South African jurist Navi Pillay, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, dedicated the prize to “survivors of international crimes”. She made the remarks at a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany, where Nazi leaders were prosecuted after World War Two. “Let me dedicate this award to all of the survivors of international crimes,” said 85-year-old Pillay. She previously headed the tribunal that prosecuted those responsible for the 1994 Rwanda genocide and later led a United Nations commission of inquiry that accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.