South African jurist Navi Pillay, 85, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law She once defended Nelson Mandela an

South African jurist Navi Pillay, 85, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law She once defended Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists, and later helped prosecute genocide in Rwanda as a judge on the UN tribunal