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Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Who is Navanethem Navi Pillay? Know all about Indian-origin South African jurist who wins coveted award on FridayNobel Peace Prize 2026 winner Navanethem Navi Pillay has served as a judge on South Africa’s High Court, the International Criminal Tribuna...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
‘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, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work defending human rights and...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
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, ...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2013, 07.24 PM IST
- 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...
18 Apr, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
- 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...
24 Mar, 2009, 12.00 AM IST
- Pillay becomes new UN human rights chief
Harvard-educated Indian origin judge Navanethem Pillay is the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
29 Jul, 2008, 12.51 PM IST
- 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.
25 Jul, 2008, 11.20 AM IST