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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

Trump says 'nobody has heard of' Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

  • US President Donald Trump criticized the Nobel Peace Prize committee after being snubbed for the award, calling the decision an “indelible stain on the country of Norway”.
  • The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay for her work in prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
  • Trump dismissed Pillay as a “liberal person who nobody has heard of”, asserting that he and the United States deserved the prize for settling wars.
  • The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that peace requires justice and legal frameworks, warning against a global shift toward power politics.
  • Pillay responded lightheartedly during a conference in Nuremberg, joking that she might share the prize with Trump if the audience clapped more.

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