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Durban-born judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Durban-born judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Navi Pillay started her legal career in apartheid-era Durban, representing people the state wanted silenced.



Decades later, she has received the world’s most famous peace award.



On Friday, 9 October, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to the South African judge.



Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.”



It’s the 125th Nobel Peace Prize,

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