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Navi Pillay has received the Nobel Peace Prize ! https://t.co/HL3r1PJzLO We are at the Nuremberg Court; I cannot think of a stronger symbol for her Nobel prize.
This is her first reactions upon hearing the news: pic.twitter.com/Crbj6XdiyQPillay headed the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), which does not speak on behalf of the world body, and which last year found that genocide was occurring in Gaza.
She told AFP at the time that her team had shared "thousands of pieces of information" with prosecutors at the International Criminal Court.The UN said the prize for Pillay, 85, was testimony to the "value" of rights "more than ever".
The Nobel jury said it was honouring her at a time when "the system of international law is under tremendous pressure and its institutions are under attack.""At a time of existential challenges — including more wars and conflicts than the world has seen in a long time — international law is no longer just a supplement to peace and security.
It is an absolute necessity," Frydnes said."Navi Pillay's commitment to universal legal principles and her firm moral compass are constants in a long career," the committee said.In a world ravaged by conflicts and crises, 287 individuals and organisations had been nominated for the ultimate diplomatic and humanitarian accolade this year.The prize for Pillay is sure to anger Trump, whose administration has repeatedly attacked international justice institutions.Since returning to the White….
"They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me .. and I think it would be a great discredit to them," Trump had said on Wednesday.But his war against Iran, his territorial expansion ambitions as in Greenland, his hard line on migrants, and his attacks on multilateralism and the media have, according to experts in Oslo, disqualified him for the prize.Last year, the prize went to….
Machado even gave him her Nobel gold medal, judging he deserved it after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro — though she failed to obtain his political backing in exchange.Read: Nobel prize sum raised to $1.27m for 2026The reasons given by the Nobel Committee for choosing Peace Prize winners have changed substantially since 1901, shifting from promoting peace to defending human rights in a trend that gained momentum during the….
"Of course we have to discuss it, but it's not like that influences the discussions in the room and decisions that come out," the secretary of the committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, told AFP ahead of the prize announcement.The prize comes with a gold medal, a diploma and a prize sum of $1.2 million.
The award will be presented at a formal ceremony in Oslo on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of the prizes' creator, Swedish inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel.
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