South African Judge Navi Pillay Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

South African-born judge Navi Pillay, now 85, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. President Trump expressed strong dissatisfaction on social media, criticizing her as hostile to the United States and Israel. The U.S. government subsequently imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Pillay had previously headed a panel accusing Israel's operations in Gaza of constituting genocide.

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South African-born Navi Pillay defended Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders during the country's era of white minority rule. Pillay, now 85, also served as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. That tribunal was responsible for investigating the 1994 genocide of more than 500,000 Rwandans. She currently sits as a judge on the International Court of Justice, hearing the genocide case against Myanmar.

U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Norwegian Nobel Committee had brought upon itself an indelible disgrace. The post said Pillay was an unabashed hater of the United States and Israel. During her tenure in this post, she praised terrorists and rewarded Hamas.

In addition, the United States imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday. Pillay had served at that institution. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this administration believes the International Criminal Court has become politicized. The Nobel Committee praised Pillay's work as a judge. Recently, Pillay headed a panel of the UN Human Rights Council accusing Israel's operations against Palestinians in Gaza of constituting genocide. Israel denied the allegation.

Pillay learned that she had won the prize while attending a forum in Nuremberg, Germany, saying she was very, very grateful, and that she did not want to receive the prize money, unless citizens recognize that you deserve it, so today I thank you very much, thank you, but when there are police and censorship, I still want to confirm. This year's prize money is approximately 1.2 million U.S. dollars.