Navanethem "Navi" Pillay is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. A South African of Tamil origin, Pillay was the first non-white female judge of the High Court of South Africa. She has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The Nobel Peace Prize 2026, announced October 9, 2026. Navi Pillay, “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”. Navi Pillay: born 1941, Durban, South Africa. Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).