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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maira Butt and Daniel Keane

Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize as Trump loses again

South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 in another blow to Donald Trump, who heaped extraordinary pressure on the Norwegian committee to give him the award.

"A common thread runs ⁠from her early ​work ⁠defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against ⁠apartheid to her service as a ​judge ⁠in some of ‌the key international court cases of our time," the committee ‌said.

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