Navi Pillay, a former Worldwide Legal Courtroom decide and United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights, has gained the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
In an announcement asserting the award, the Nobel Committee praised Pillay’s “efforts to advertise peace and worldwide legislation”.
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay’s childhood in South Africa led her to turn into a driving drive in worldwide legislation and human rights, from Rwanda to Gaza.
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