Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, and Trump, passed over, criticises Norway

Summary

Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN high commissioner for human rights, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, Sky News reports. Announcing the award, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said it was going to a 'person who with exceptional courage and integrity has led the way towards a more comprehensive global legal order', according to Euronews, and the Financial Times says the prize was given for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The Independent notes that Trump had heaped pressure on the Norwegian Committee to give him the award, and reports that advocates of human rights and international justice are celebrating even as Israel criticises the selection. Trump then complained about not winning the prize and said 'We will not forget, Norway', The Guardian reported, and told a rally he had 'never heard of' the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay, BBC News reported.

Latest: Trump criticised Norway over the Nobel Peace Prize, saying 'We will not forget, Norway', and told a rally he had 'never heard of' the winner, Navi Pillay.

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