Navi Pillay’s commitment to universal legal principles and unwavering moral compass have defined her long career in pursuit of justice for humanity. (AFP pic)OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.
Pillay, currently a judge on the International Court of Justice in a case where Myanmar also stands accused of genocide, has been "instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted," said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.
She reacted to the news by making a quip about US President Donald Trump's well-documented desire to win the prize himself.
