Navi Pillay

The Documentary by BBC

Oct 22, 202622:11Society & Culture

Navanetham 'Navi' Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. The 85-year-old South African jurist and former UN Human Rights chief initially thought the news was a joke. Born in Durban, South Africa, to a Ta...

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