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‘You buy Mercedes, I want to invest in my education’: What Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay, daughter of a bus driver, once told colleagues who questioned her ambitionsNavi Pillay, the South African lawyer of Indian origin, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work defending human rights and inte...
Nobel Prize 2026 winners list: Check all laureates, categories and what they wonThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for their groundbreaking discoveries. Karl Deisseroth, ...
Indian-origin Navanethem “Navi” Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 for her significant contributions to peace and international law, as a...
Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Who is Indian origin South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay?Navanethem Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights advocacy. Her career includes landmark cases and ro...
UN fears Myanmar heading towards Syria-style 'full-blown conflict'In a statement, the UN rights office urged countries to take immediate and decisive action to push the military leaders behind a February 1...
M Karunanidhi bats for referendum in Sri Lanka to end woes of TamilsA referendum under the aegis of the United Nations alone would give a fresh lease of life to "beleaguered" Tamils in Sri Lanka, DMK chief M...
- States should not unjustifiably prevent internet access:UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem "Navi" Pillay
Describing the Internet as "perhaps the most powerful global trend", Pillay said that it presented a complex range of human rights challeng...
- UN human rights panel wants India to abolish AFSPA
Concerned over reported disappearance of people in Kashmir, the UN on Monday proposed India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces Specia...
- Pillay becomes new UN human rights chief
Harvard-educated Indian origin judge Navanethem Pillay is the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- Indian-origin judge in new UN human rights chief
Indian-origin ICC judge Navanethem Pillay has been named the United Nations' new human rights chief.